ACHA 2021 Sexual Health Services Survey Survey Report

ACHA has collected data from SHSs regarding STI/HIV surveillance, cervical cancer screening practices and management of abnormal results on a calendar year (CY) basis since 1991. Formerly known as the Pap Test and STI Survey, the purpose of the Sexual Health Services Survey (SHSS) is to provide benchmarking data on practices and STI/HIV testing outcomes for comparison among SHSs and analysis of trends over time. Previous reports can be found on the Sexual Health Services Survey page.

SHSS CY 2021 data is the first full year of data after the start of the pandemic in March 2020. It is unclear, and likely widely variable, how sexual health and sexual health services were prioritized on college campuses throughout CY 2021. This cycle’s data is invaluable in continuing to capture and understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual health needs and services on college campuses.

This report contains data collected by ACHA Member Institutions for Calendar Year 2021 (January 1 – December 31) according to the Odd Years version of the SHSS. The survey was administered using Qualtrics Research Suite online survey software (Qualtrics, Inc.), and response data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics v23 (SPSS, Inc.).

The response period was December 2021 to April 2022.