Table 5 Sexual violence among female Baso high school students included in this study in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Ethiopia, 2020, (N = 343)
Variables | Category | Frequency (N)* | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Lifetime sexual violence | Yes | 96 | 27.99 |
No | 247 | 72.1 | |
Sexual violence before joining school | Yes | 45 | 13.12 |
No | 298 | 86.88 | |
Sexual violence since joining school | Yes | 65 | 18.95 |
No | 278 | 81.05 | |
Sexual violence in academic year | Yes | 28 | 8.16 |
No | 315 | 91.84 | |
Sexual violence during lock down | Yes | 73 | 21.28 |
No | 270 | 78.72 | |
N = 96*** | |||
 Perpetrator of sexual violence | Boyfriend/Husband | 13 | 13.54 |
Family member | 18 | 18.75 | |
Teacher | 24 | 25.00 | |
Student | 41 | 42.71 | |
 Place of sexual violence happened | Home | 60 | 62.5 |
Hotel | 31 | 32.29 | |
Another place | 5 | 5.21 | |
 Share incident to family | Yes | 18 | 18.75 |
No | 78 | 81.25 | |
 Reporting to legal body | Yes | 9 | 9.37 |
No | 87 | 90.63 | |
N = 87**** | |||
 Reason for not reported | Didn’t know what to do | 13 | 14.94 |
Fear of perpetrator | 19 | 21.84 | |
Feeling of shame | 55 | 63.22 | |