Sexual Harassment Avoidance Patterns among Female University Students | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2024, Pages 1027-1039 PDF (314.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.396236 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yassmin Fathy Ibrahim1; Sorayia Ramadan2; Afaf Mohamed Fahmy3 | ||
| 1B.Sc. Faculty of Nursing science, Humanitarian Aid Worker, International Organization | ||
| 2professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing2, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University/6 October University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing,3,Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: sexual harassment is unwanted or unwelcome, and which has the purpose or effect of being intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive (American psychological Association, 2016). Avoidance is the best tool to eliminate sexual harassment. Aim: was to assess sexual harassment avoidance patterns among female university students. Research question: What are the sexual harassment avoidance patterns among female university students? Study design: a descriptive study design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: this study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Arts, at Ain Shams University. Subjects: Simple random sample of 367 students admitted to previously mentioned setting was recruited for conducting this study. Data collection tools: it was developed by the researcher, data was collected through an online questionnaire: (1) Socio-demographic Interview tool, (2) Sexual Harassment circumstances checklist and (3) Avoidance patterns of sexual harassment questionnaire. Results: The study revealed that approximately one third of the studied students have rarely used the sexual harassment avoidance patterns, more than two thirds of the studied students were rarely using sexual harassment avoidance patterns regarding protection and self-defense, one third of them were rarely using sexual harassment avoidance patterns regarding different social situations, while more than half of them always use sexual harassment avoidance patterns with regards to social media and technology. Conclusion: Overall, one third of the female university students have rarely used sexual harassment avoidance patterns. Most of the students would not be able to recognize threat and would not be able to use patterns to avoid sexual harassment. Recommendations: establishing programs for raising awareness about sexual harassment avoidance patterns and concepts and its different forms in educational organizations, universities, schools and activating and applying the complaint mechanism. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Awareness; female university students; avoidance patterns; sexual harassment; self-protection; self-defense; sexual violence | ||
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