TABLE 5.
Impact of Use of School Health Centers as Self-Reported by Student Clients: Alameda County, CA, 2006–2009
| Survey Statementa | Agree or Strongly Agree With Statement, No. (%) | Disagree or Strongly Disagree With Statement, No. (%) | Do Not Know Agreement or Statement Does Not Apply, No. (%) |
| Get information and resources I need | 264 (94) | 8 (3) | 8 (3) |
| Get help sooner than I would otherwise | 251 (90) | 17 (6) | 12 (4) |
| Use protection (like condoms, birth control) more often when I have sex | 230 (81) | 14 (5) | 39 (14) |
| Get services I would not get otherwise | 225 (80) | 39 (14) | 19 (7) |
| Feel safe talking about my problems | 212 (75) | 26 (9) | 43 (15) |
| Eat better or exercise more | 168 (60) | 43 (15) | 68 (24) |
| Stay in school | 167 (59) | 29 (10) | 85 (30) |
| Deal with stress or anxiety better | 166 (59) | 47 (17) | 69 (24) |
| Improve my grades | 131 (47) | 63 (22) | 87 (31) |
| Get involved in leadership programs | 114 (41) | 70 (25) | 96 (34) |
| Use tobacco, alcohol, or drugs less | 108 (39) | 72 (26) | 98 (35) |
a
Clients were presented with the statement “The school health center has helped me to… .” and asked to rate their agreement based on the services they had received.