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THE PERCEPTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NURSES OF IMO STATE UNIVERSITY OWERRI, ORLU CAMPUS
Ibebuike J. E.*, Nwokike G. I., Peterson D. U. and Tony-Nwishi C. A.
ABSTRACT
The research work was on the perception of sexual harassment among under- graduate student nurse of Imo State University Orlu campus, Imo State. The objective of the research study were, to determine the perception of students nurse of Imo State University on sexual harassment, to identify the causes and effects of sexual harassment in Orlu campus to identify the strategies which can be used to club sexual harassment in nursing department. The methodology used for this study was a descriptive survey design. The target populations of 609 was used and out of it, 241 sample populations were used. The data analysis was done using tables, charts, and percentages. The finding showed that 100% of the students have heard of sexual harassment, 91.21% said that sexual harassment is when one is being locked/ touched seductively, 34.73% are of the opinion that they have heard of sexual harassment from friends, 38.91% viewed that seductive dressing are the major cause of sexual harassment, 62.34% said that there are cases of sexual harassment, 61.5% said that female student are the higher victims of sexual harassment, 36.4% said that 300 said students are more harassed than other levels. The research recommend that the higher education institution in Nigeria need to develop a sustainable system of redress for this act of indiscipline, the authority need to develop and mainstream anti- sexual harassment policies into the system of operation, the security unit in the huger institution should be well equipped for rapid response.
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