#MeToo: Associations of educational institution religious affiliation with sexual health services and rates of sexual assault

Objective To explore the association of educational institution religious affiliation with provision of sexual health services and rates of sexual violence.Participants:Analysis of 500 US college/university websites; secondary data obtained from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).Methods:Content analysis documented institutional religious affiliation and availability of sexual health services. Chi-square tests examined association of services with religious affiliation, while negative binomial models compared rape/fondling rates obtained from NCES between Christian/non-Christian schools.Results:Results demonstrated an overall deficit in services, with Christian campuses significantly less likely to offer 13 service. Christian schools had increased reports of rape (years 2015/2016) and fondling (year 2015).Conclusions:Results highlight insufficiency of sexual health services and the need for future research on specific forms of services available and other factors impacting sexual violence. Findings illuminate the importance of a campus' social environment on sexual assault occurrences/reporting and structuring services to meet student needs.