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Sexual Coercion of Adolescent Girls in Yoruba Land of Nigeria
F.F. Akanle
Corresponding Author: Akanle Florence Foluso
Submitted: 2010 October, 14
Accepted: 2010 December, 30
Published: 2011 March, 30 |
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This study investigates the magnitude and patterns of sexual coercion experienced by female
adolescents in Southwest zone in Nigeria. The study population consists of all female adolescents aged 12-16
years. These adolescents are those who are either enrolled in the secondary school or those with limited
education that was not in school at the period of this study. Samples of 475 girls were drawn from both the
school and those not in schools. The sample was drawn from three different Yoruba speaking states in the south
west Nigeria. The sampling techniques that were used were stratified and simple random sampling. The
research instrument was a self constructed questionnaire title (SCAQ)- Sexual Coercion of female Adolescents
Questionnaire. The instrument has a reliability coefficient of 0.76 and was validated using, face content, validity
procedure of testing validity. The data generated were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages for
describing the data. The appropriate statistics such as t-test, Pearson product moment correlation and chi-square
were used to make inferences about the data. The analysis of the data shows that girls have experienced sexual
coercion such as verbal threats, unwanted touch, deceived into sex or forced sex. Other forms of sexual
coercion such as verbal pressure, threats or unwanted holding of hands unwanted hugging or kissing as well
as forced sexual activities have been experienced by girls. Based on the findings, it was recommended that skill
training needs to be provided in and outside the school system. Teachers and counsellors should convey
prevention messages so as to sensitize or discourage sexual coercion of female students in school.
Key words: Forced sex, nonconsexual sex, psychological damage, rape, sexual abuse, sexual assault,
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F.F. Akanle, . Sexual Coercion of Adolescent Girls in Yoruba Land of Nigeria. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, (2): 132-138.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-3246
ISSN (Print): 2041-3238 |
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