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Weighted logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the association between CSA (noncontact CSA, contact CSA, and penetrative CSA) and mental health (suicide attempts and mental disorders). Among 49,728 students, 39.42% of the male participants and 43.55% of the female participants had ever experienced CSA. According to the OR results of logistic regression analysis, compared to females, males in the contact CSA group (AOR: 3.49, 95% CI: 1.95\u20136.23) and the penetrative CSA group (AOR: 8.79, 95% CI: 3.15\u201324.52) had higher odds of suicide attempts. Participants from rural and suburban areas that were categorized in the penetrative CSA group were more likely to report suicide attempts (rural: AOR: 4.01, 95% CI: 1.51\u201310.62, suburban AOR: 4.86, 95% CI: 2.52\u20139.36) and mental disorders (rural: AOR: 4.01, 95% CI: 1.51\u201310.62, suburban: AOR: 4.86, 95% CI: 2.52\u20139.36). In conclusion, the findings revealed a high prevalence of CSA in both sexes and reported that males are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of CSA. In addition, we also found that undergraduates growing up in rural and suburban areas are more vulnerable to the adverse psychological effects of CSA. Policymakers should pay more attention to this vulnerable population and implement effective measures to alleviate mental trauma.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19159225","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,28]],"date-time":"2022-07-28T20:49:28Z","timestamp":1659041368000},"page":"9225","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Sex and Urban\u2013Rural Differences in the Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Mental Health among Chinese College Students"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Rudong","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100083, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yun","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100083, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7629-2087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wenzhen","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leixiao","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5444-186X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kun","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100083, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2022, February 13). 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