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A Quality Improvement Project To Increase Intimate Partner Violence Screening On College Campuses, Becky Murck
A Quality Improvement Project To Increase Intimate Partner Violence Screening On College Campuses, Becky Murck
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Abstract
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Intimate Partner Violence Screening on College Campuses
Background: Sexual assault or rape on college campuses can be a life-changing event and goes unreported 80% of the time. Women are not screened for intimate partner violence (IPV) regularly when being seen in university student health settings, even though females ages 18 to 24 have the highest rape and sexual assault rates compared to females in all other age groups. Students that are victims of IPV may not report because of fear, embarrassment, or being unsure who to or where to report. Student health settings …