Young Female AdolescencePerception among Sexual Harassment | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2020, Page 98-112 PDF (441.94 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.88542 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Reham Yahya AlKhateeb; Faten Khairat El-gindy; Seham Guirguis Ragheb | ||||
| Community Healthnursing department - Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University- Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Adolescent sexual harassment is one of the major problems of adolescent that affect their health and security specifically, as various (regional, national and Global). The perception reflecting the apathy our society feels toward sexual harassment is indicated throughout our culture.Aim of the study is to assess theyoung female adolescence perception among sexual harassment. Research design:This study is a descriptivestudy. Settings: The study was conducted in Jordan in That-Alnetakeen Governmental School for Females in Irbid city. Sampling:A purposive sample composed of 140 students, from the 6th and 7th grade have been chosen after excluding 16 students for the pilot study.One Tools of data collection: A Self-Administered Questionnaire, It was composed of 4 parts, part one:personal data, part two: Assess Female student's level of knowledge about sexual harassment. Part three: Assess Female student's perception towards sexual harassment. Part four: Assess the measurement and protection practices that the female students can take in consideration toward sexual harassment. Results& Conclusion: More than half of the young female adolescents were in the age of 12 years and live in the village. More than two third of them had satisfactory knowledge regarding sexual harassment, the prevention methods and side effects from exposure to sexual harassment. Also the current study represented more than one tenth of the Young female adolescents had total done practices to protect them against sexual harassment. Also more than two third had a positive perceptionabout sexual harassment. There were highly statistically significant relation between personal characteristics of young female students and their total knowledge, and practices. Also there was a highly statistically significant relation between female adolescents total knowledge, perception &their Practices at p value <0.001. Recommendations:Effective policies and procedures to combat this situation are established, policies and procedures would empower school administrators&student parents, enabling them to take certain actions against sexual harassment. Mass media through TV, broadcasting and newspapers should have an active role in increasing community awareness regard sexual harassment consequences on the females and their families. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Sexual Harassment; Young Female Students; Perception | ||||
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