Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, New York, USA.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 May-Jun;72(4):1034-1040. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2068018. Epub 2022 May 27.
Nationally, community colleges provide academic instruction to 5.6 million students annually. However, sexual health services, are often lacking. This pilot study was developed to assess the feasibility of implementing screening for sexually transmitted infections in community college settings in New York City where approximately 86,075 students attend classes. We recruited and trained an interdisciplinary group of graduate students (public health, nursing, and post-baccalaureate/pre-med) to provide sexual health risk assessments, screening for sexually transmitted infections, and linkages to care at three community college campuses in New York City. Over a three-year period (2017-2019), 545 students were screened for STIs and 7.2% were positive for Chlamydia. Community college students are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections yet have limited access to sexual health services. Coordinated partnerships between state and local departments of health, public health schools, and an academic medical center demonstrate an important model which can fill identified gaps for this vulnerable population.
全美各地，社区学院每年为 560 万名学生提供学术指导。然而，性健康服务往往是缺乏的。本试点研究旨在评估在纽约市社区学院环境中实施性传播感染筛查的可行性，该市约有 86075 名学生上课。我们招募并培训了一组跨学科的研究生（公共卫生、护理和本科后/医学预科），在纽约市的三所社区大学校园提供性健康风险评估、性传播感染筛查以及与护理的联系。在三年期间（2017-2019 年），对 545 名学生进行了性传播感染筛查，7.2%的人衣原体呈阳性。社区学院的学生感染性传播感染的风险很高，但获得性健康服务的机会有限。州和地方卫生部门、公共卫生学校以及学术医疗中心之间的协调伙伴关系展示了一个重要的模式，可以为这一弱势群体填补已确定的空白。
