TITLE:
Perception, Prevalence and Predictors of Rape among Female Students in a Tertiary Institution South East Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Prosper O. U. Adogu, Echendu D. Adinma, Victor I. Onyiaorah, Chika F. Ubajaka
KEYWORDS:
Perception, Prevalence, Predictors, Rape, Female, Tertiary Institution, Nigeria
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.14,
July
23,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The essential
elements of the rape crime are sexual penetration, force, and the lack of
consent. The prevalence of rape worldwide has been reported to be a staggering
20%. In Nigeria, most victims of rape will elect to remain silent about the
experience, because of stigmatization leading to under reporting of the crime.
This study was aimed at elucidating the perception of rape and determining its
prevalence and predictors among female undergraduates in a tertiary institution
in South Eastern Nigeria. This was a descriptive cross sectional study in which
self administered questionnaires were used to collect relevant data from 280
female undergraduates of UNIZIK Okofia Nnewi Campus, Nigeria, selected by
cluster sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were
used to determine associations and identify independent predictors of rape
respectively. The level of significance was set at p rape
than those counterparts who attended co-educational colleges. Awareness
campaigns through peer education, introduction of sexuality education in
the school curriculum and establishment of school health programmes are highly
recommended.