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ArticleBMC public health2023

Forced intercourse in America: a pandemic update.

William G Axinn, Brady T West, Heather M Schroeder

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William G AxinnSurvey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106-1248, USA. baxinn@umich.edu.
Brady T WestSurvey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106-1248, USA. bwest@umich.edu.
Heather M SchroederSurvey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106-1248, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Transition to Adulthood within its Life Course & Intergenerational Family ContextP01HD087155 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI AXINN, WILLIAM G. · 2016 to 2020
$6.5M
Scientific/Technical CoreP2CHD041028 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Erin Bakshis Ware · 2017 to 2026
$6.5M
A More Efficient Web-Based Approach to Collecting National Family, Fertility and Reproductive Health DataR01HD095920 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WEST, BRADY T · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD087155NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041028NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD095920
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMeasures of forced intercourse from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) indicate high prevalence among U.S. women, which is likely to produce unintended pregnancies. However, NCHS did not measure forced intercourse during the pandemic, limiting knowledge of recent prevalence rates.

methodsWe use multiple nationally-representative, cross-sectional surveys representing the U.S. population from 2011 to 2022 to document these trends. This includes measures from the National Survey of Family Growth, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement, and the American Family Health Study (AFHS) to provide population estimates of forced intercourse.

resultsReports of forced intercourse remained high during the pandemic, with more than 25% of U.S. females over 40 reporting lifetime forced intercourse in the AFHS (number of females in AFHS: 1,042). There was a significant increase among females aged 24-28 (p < 0.05) and rates are highest for those who did not complete college. Among females 24-28, 32.5% (S.E. = 5.7%) with less than 4 years of college reported forced intercourse, a significantly (p < 0.05) higher rate than among those with a higher level of education.

conclusionsRates of forced intercourse among U.S. women remained high during the pandemic, increasing significantly in early adulthood. This exposure to forced intercourse is likely to produce an increase in unintended pregnancies and other sexual, reproductive, and mental health problems.

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PandemicsSexual BehaviorCoitusCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy, UnplannedUnited StatesCOVID-19 pandemicForced intercourseIntimate partner violencePopulation trends

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PMID37344823
PMCPMC10283174
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