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Table 2 Sexual violence information and resources for comprehensibility

From: Development and implementation of a website assessment tool to evaluate policies and resources for sexual assault and alcohol use on US college campuses

Comprehensibility

Question

Yes

N (%)

No/cannot locate

N (%)

List confidential vs. nonconfidential resources

33 (91.7)

3 (8.3)

Description of the difference between what are confidential vs. nonconfidential resources

17 (51.5) clear

10 (30.3) unclear

6 (18.2)

Title IX policy page has overview of reporting processes and resources

26 (72.2)

10 (27.8)

Local community-based victim advocacy program displayed

31 (86.1)

5 (13.9)

24/7 confidential resource clearly provided for students

32 (88.9)

4 (11.1)

Title IX page links to the main SV prevention and response page

26 (72.2)

6 (11.1) Title IX page and SV prevention/response page are same

4 (16.7)

University’s nondiscrimination policy available online

30 (83.3)

6 (16.7)

Question

Options

Number of schools

N (%), yes

School’s prevention and response pages list multiple forms of sexual and gender-based violence

Sexual assault

Stalking

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Sexual harassment

Other

Rape

Sexual exploitation

Sexual misconduct

Intimate partner violence

Does not list separate forms of violence

Cannot find page

30 (85.7)

29 (82.9)

27 (77.1)

27 (77.1)

25 (71.4)

24 (68.6)

18 (51.4)

13 (37.1)

11 (31.4)

4 (11.4)

3 (8.6)

2 (5.7)

Short- and long-term options listed on the website

Counseling resources

Crisis hotline

911 or other campus emergency number

Title IX reporting

Where to access a rape kit or toxicology exam

Academic accommodations

Other

Police escorts

Trauma-informed yoga classes

36 (100)

34 (94.4)

33 (91.7)

32 (88.9)

24 (66.7)

19 (52.8.4)

17 (47.2)

13 (36.1)

0 (0)