Discipline of Bioethics, Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry, Araçatuba Dental School, São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
J Appl Oral Sci. 2010 Sep-Oct;18(5):447-52. doi: 10.1590/s1678-77572010000500004.
Sexual harassment is unlawful in all work and educational environments in most nations of the world. The goals of this study were to describe the sexual harassment prevalence and to evaluate the experiences and attitudes of undergraduate students in one dental school in Brazil.
An 18-item questionnaire was administered to 254 dental students with a completion rate of 82% (208). Students were requested to respond to questions about their background and academic level in dental school, their personal experiences with sexual harassment and their observation of someone else being sexually harassed. Bivariate statistical analyses were performed.
Fifteen percent of the students reported being sexually harassed by a patient, by a relative of a patient or by a professor. Male students had 3 times higher probability of being sexually harassed than female student [OR=2.910 (1.113-7.611)]. Additionally, 25.4% of the students reported witnessing sexual harassment at the school environment. The majority of students did not feel professionally prepared to respond to unwanted sexual behaviors.
These findings demonstrate that sexual harassment can occur in a dental school setting. There is a need for ongoing sexual harassment education programs for students and university staff. Increased knowledge of sexual harassment during graduation can better prepare dental professionals to respond to sexual harassment during their practice.
在世界上大多数国家，性骚扰在所有工作和教育环境中都是违法的。本研究的目的是描述口腔医学院学生中性骚扰的发生率，并评估他们的经历和态度。
对 254 名口腔医学专业学生进行了一项包含 18 个问题的问卷调查，完成率为 82%（208 人）。学生被要求回答有关其背景和在校学术水平、个人遭受性骚扰的经历以及观察到他人遭受性骚扰的问题。进行了双变量统计分析。
15%的学生报告曾受到患者、患者家属或教授的性骚扰。与女学生相比，男学生遭受性骚扰的可能性高出 3 倍[比值比（OR）=2.910（1.113-7.611）]。此外，25.4%的学生报告在学校环境中目睹过性骚扰。大多数学生觉得自己没有做好应对不当性行为的专业准备。
这些发现表明，性骚扰可能发生在口腔医学院校。学生和大学工作人员需要持续开展性骚扰教育计划。在毕业时增加对性骚扰的了解，可以使未来的牙医更好地为执业期间的性骚扰做好应对准备。
