Experience of Sexual Harassment among Female Students in Alexandria University | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 147-158 PDF (277.36 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.414966 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zakia Toma , Toama1; Hanan Hosni El Sherbini2; Rasha Abd El Hakim , Abdo1; Eman Gaber Hassan , Basry3 | ||
| 1Professor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| 2professor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| 3Clinical Instructor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Sexual harassment is a pervasive issue that affects women worldwide, endangering their safety, health, and self-respect. It is especially common among young women in Egyptian communities, despite efforts to combat it. Objective: To explore sexual harassment experience among female students in Alexandria University. Settings: The study was carried out in all Faculties affiliated to Alexandria University. They accounted for 19 faculties. Subjects: A convenient sample of 650 female university students was selected from the previously mentioned settings by using the proportional allocation method. Tools: one tool was used. Part one:” Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Female University Students and Their Families”. Part two: “Female University Students' Opinion about Sexual Harassment Questionnaire”. Part three: “Female University Students' Exposure to Sexual Harassment". Part four:" Female University Students' Response & Coping to Sexual Harassment. Results: The majority of the female students were exposed to sexual harassment, which was perpetrated mainly by strangers followed by colleagues and relatives. Moreover, sexual harassment occurred mainly in the street, transportation, recreational places, educational institutions, and to a lesser extent at home. Most of the studied students had good opinion and knowledge about sexual harassment, but less than half of them had no knowledge about the Egyptian efforts to combat sexual harassment. Additionally, less than threequarters of studied students didn't know about the existence of the anti-violence unit at Alexandria University. Furthermore, avoidance and confrontation were the most frequently used coping strategies by the victims of female students. Conclusion: Although most of the studied students had a good knowledge about sexual harassment, but they were exposed to sexual harassment in a high percentage. Recommendations: Educational campaigns and programs should be run to inform university students about Alexandria University's anti-violence unit and Egyptian efforts to prevent sexual harassment, including laws that punish offenders and a hotline for reporting incidents. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sexual Harassment; Female University Students; Experience | ||
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