摘要
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychic repercussions of sexual assault among female students in Parakou in 2023. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from December 2022 to July 2023 among all students at the University of Parakou. The sampling technique was stratified non-proportional at two levels. The dependent variable was self-reported sexual assault. The psychopathological repercussions linked to sexual assault and explored in these students were: post-traumatic stress disorder assessed with the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 (PCL-5) scale;and current depression screened with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale. Results: A total of 376 female students from the University of Parakou meeting the inclusion criteria were surveyed. The average age of the subjects surveyed was 20.56 ± 2.46 years, with extremes of 16 and 32 years. A predominance of subjects under 25 was observed. The prevalence of sexual assault among female students at the University of Parakou was 10.63%. The types of aggression suffered were mostly rape (18 people;45%) and sexual touching (16 people;40%), and the aggressors were mainly friends/boyfriends (13;32.5%), family members (12;30.0%) and people from the house/neighborhood (9;22.5%). Psychological repercussions included depression in 72.5% (29) of cases, with mild depression in 30% (12), moderate depression in 37.5% (15) and severe depression in 5% (2). Anxiety disorders were present in 27.50% (11) of victims. The risk factors associated with sexual assault in these students were gravidity (p = 0.014;OR = 15.32), unhappy life events (p = 0.01;OR = 17.24), and age of first sexual intercourse (p = 0.016;OR = 4.608). Conclusion: One in ten female students in Parakou has been sexually assaulted. Once again, preventive action through effective sex education is a means of fighting the problem that should be prioritized for every girl and boy from an early age. Psychological support by specialists should be offered to any victim discovered without delay. Communication on the subject should be multiplied in all family and academic educational environments, from the lowest to the highest levels.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychic repercussions of sexual assault among female students in Parakou in 2023. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from December 2022 to July 2023 among all students at the University of Parakou. The sampling technique was stratified non-proportional at two levels. The dependent variable was self-reported sexual assault. The psychopathological repercussions linked to sexual assault and explored in these students were: post-traumatic stress disorder assessed with the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 (PCL-5) scale;and current depression screened with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale. Results: A total of 376 female students from the University of Parakou meeting the inclusion criteria were surveyed. The average age of the subjects surveyed was 20.56 ± 2.46 years, with extremes of 16 and 32 years. A predominance of subjects under 25 was observed. The prevalence of sexual assault among female students at the University of Parakou was 10.63%. The types of aggression suffered were mostly rape (18 people;45%) and sexual touching (16 people;40%), and the aggressors were mainly friends/boyfriends (13;32.5%), family members (12;30.0%) and people from the house/neighborhood (9;22.5%). Psychological repercussions included depression in 72.5% (29) of cases, with mild depression in 30% (12), moderate depression in 37.5% (15) and severe depression in 5% (2). Anxiety disorders were present in 27.50% (11) of victims. The risk factors associated with sexual assault in these students were gravidity (p = 0.014;OR = 15.32), unhappy life events (p = 0.01;OR = 17.24), and age of first sexual intercourse (p = 0.016;OR = 4.608). Conclusion: One in ten female students in Parakou has been sexually assaulted. Once again, preventive action through effective sex education is a means of fighting the problem that should be prioritized for every girl and boy from an early age. Psychological support by specialists should be offered to any victim discovered without delay. Communication on the subject should be multiplied in all family and academic educational environments, from the lowest to the highest levels.
作者
Ireti Nethania Elie Ataigba
Djibrilla Moussa
Oumou Ousseyni Zika
Fidélia Dotou
Coovi Ignace Tokpanoude
Anselme Djidonou
Djibo Douma Maiga
Francis Tognon Tchegnonsi
Prosper Gandaho
Josiane Ezin Houngbe
Ireti Nethania Elie Ataigba;Djibrilla Moussa;Oumou Ousseyni Zika;Fidélia Dotou;Coovi Ignace Tokpanoude;Anselme Djidonou;Djibo Douma Maiga;Francis Tognon Tchegnonsi;Prosper Gandaho;Josiane Ezin Houngbe(Faculté de Médecine & Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin;Service de Psychiatrie, Départemental du Borgou Alibori, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Parakou, Bénin;Organisation Non Gouvernementale de Soutien, de Réhabilitation, d’Insertion et de Réinsertion (SouRIR ONG), Parakou, Bénin;Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université André Salifou de Zinder, Zinder, Niger;Service de Psychiatrie, H?pital National de Zinder, Zinder, Niger;Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey, Niger;Service de Psychiatrie, H?pital National de Niamey, Niamey, Niger;Faculté des Sciences de la Santé de Cotonou, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin;Service de Psychiatrie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire - Hubert Koutoucou Maga de Cotonou, Cotonou, Bénin)
