Nursing Supporting Instructions toward Sexual Harassment Related Menstrual and Psychological Problems among Female Nursing Student | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 8, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2017, Pages 94-107 PDF (512.18 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.17959 | ||
| Author | ||
| Neama Abe ElFattah Abd ElGawad | ||
| Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing - Helwan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual behavior as unwanted and unwelcome words, actions, gestures, symbols or behaviours of a sexual nature that make the target feel uncomfortable. Aim: The present study was carried out with the aim to assess the effectiveness of nursing supporting instructions toward sexual harassment related menstrual and psychological problems among female nursing students. Design: Quasi – experimental design was used in carrying out the study. Settings: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing- Helwan University. Subjects: A purposive sample was used for conduction of this study. It included 228 nursing students. Data collection: The data was collected by using three tools, structured interview questionnaire, student stress scale and follow-up assessment tool. Results: Based on the current results, the entire sample of the studied students suffering from sexual harassment related menstrual (52%) and psychological (86%) problems. It also revealed that, there was noticeable improvement of their problems after utilizing the nursing supporting instructions. Conclusion: The study concluded that, nursing supporting instructions were highly effective toward sexual harassment related menstrual and psychosocial problems among female students. Recommendations: The study recommended integration of female students counseling at all levels of their education about this critical issue. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| instruction; Sexual Harassment; menstrual; PSYCHOLOGICAL; Nursing student | ||
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