Attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate medical students about sexual harassment and gender discrimination: A survey-based study.

Indian journal of medical ethics Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.20529/IJME.2024.066

Harleen Kaur, Malhar Hirmukhe, Medha Vaidya, Nishika Patole, Murtuza Ranalawala, Pranava Nande, Anushri Soni, Charmi Bhanushali, Ashni Dharia, Sagar Karia, Avinash De Sousa

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Background: Sexual harassment (SH) and Gender discrimination (GD) faced by medical students have been neglected areas of study in India. Only a few recent studies could be found, despite frequent media reports on SH and GD. This study aimed to assess the attitudes and perceptions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination and evaluate the forms of SH and GD experienced by them.

Methods: A Google form based mixed method survey tool was distributed amongst students of 28 medical colleges in Maharashtra. Participants were assured of confidentiality and anonymity.

Results: Of the 308 students who were eligible for the present study, 14.3% (44) and 26.6% (82) reported incidence of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, respectively, while 133 (43.2%) of them reported having experienced some or the other form of SH/GD. A wide range of instances of SH and GD were described by the students.

Conclusions: The study highlights the need to create awareness about sexual harassment and gender discrimination amongst medical students, and to create an atmosphere where such abuses do not occur.

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医大学生对性骚扰和性别歧视的态度和认知：一项基于调查的研究。

背景：在印度，医学生面临的性骚扰和性别歧视一直是被忽视的研究领域。尽管媒体经常报道SH和GD，但只能找到最近的几项研究。本研究旨在评估他们对性骚扰和性别歧视的态度和看法，并评估他们所经历的性侵犯和性别歧视的形式。方法：采用谷歌表格为基础的混合方法调查工具，对马哈拉施特拉邦28所医学院的学生进行调查。参与者被保证保密和匿名。结果：在308名符合本研究条件的学生中，14.3%（44）和26.6%（82）的学生分别报告了性骚扰和性别歧视的发生率，133名（43.2%）的学生报告经历过某种形式的性向/性别歧视。学生们描述了各种各样的SH和GD实例。结论：该研究强调有必要提高医学生对性骚扰和性别歧视的认识，并创造一种不发生此类虐待行为的氛围。

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