STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study examined @entity3596 among adolescents of a local rape crisis center as well as their knowledge about @entity458 . DESIGN: The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC) conducts @entity458 prevention programs for high school students. A written, anonymous survey was distributed to students prior to the start of the program. Students were asked if they had heard of the CRCC; knowledge about @entity458 was assessed with a series of 7 statements (rape myths) that @entity1 identified as true or false. Surveys were reviewed retrospectively. Analyses were carried out for individual questions and frequencies compared using chi-square analysis. RESULTS: A total of 1633 surveys were collected; 1118 (68.5%) @entity1 were female and 514 (31.5%) were male; ages ranged from 12 to 19 years. Respondents described themselves as being of European descent (45.9%), African descent (26.2%), or mixed race (17.7%). Just over half (863, 52.9%) of survey respondents had heard of the CRCC. Over half (950, 58.2%) of @entity1 answered 5 or more questions correctly (range of correct answers 0 to 7). In general, more @entity1 who were aware of the CRCC were able to identify statements about rape correctly (P < .01 for statements 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, P < .001 for >=  5 correct). Age, gender, and race were all significantly associated with knowledge about rape. Females were consistently more likely to get an answer correct, as were @entity1 of European descent. CONCLUSION: Awareness of the CRCC was associated with increased knowledge about @entity458 .

Awareness of a rape crisis center and knowledge about XXXX among high school adolescents.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['sexual violence'] @entity3596 :: ('MESH:D058926', 'Disease') :: ['awareness']
@entity458 :: (MESH:D020018,Disease) :: ['sexual violence']
