Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University; Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital; African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2021 Jan-Mar;28(1):33-38. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_295_20.
Sexual abuse of young female hawkers is a subject of public health importance with resultant long-lasting physical and mental consequences.
This study assessed the prevalence, pattern and predictors of sexual abuse among female hawkers in Kano State, Nigeria.
Using a descriptive cross-sectional design and two-stage sampling technique, female hawkers in Kano metropolis were studied.
An adapted and pre-tested semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information from 236 female hawkers. Data were analysed with SPSS Statistics, version 24.0 software. Prevalence and pattern of sexual abuse was determined and adjusted odds ratios of predictors derived from binary logistic regression models.
The prevalence of sexual abuse was 68.6%. Forms of sexual abuse reported included verbal abuse (38.1%), inappropriate touch (64.0%) and rape (25.8%). Predictors of sexual abuse included respondents' age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 10.65, 95% confidence interval [CI] [2.92-38.84]), ethnicity (aOR = 4.26, 95% CI [1.30-14.00]), highest educational attainment (aOR = 0.38, 95% CI [0.15-0.99]), residence with parent (s) (aOR = 0.07, 95%CI [0.01-0.54]) and parents being alive (aOR = 6.79, 95%CI [1.41-32.62]).
Sexual abuse is prevalent among female hawkers and the forms experienced ranged from verbal abuse to inappropriate touch and rape. Interventions that delay age at the commencement of hawking, ensure the education of the girl child and support parental care could foster more matured and smart female hawkers who can avoid sexual abuse.
对年轻女性摊贩的性虐待是一个具有公共卫生重要性的问题，会导致长期的身心后果。
本研究评估了尼日利亚卡诺州女性摊贩中性虐待的流行率、模式和预测因素。
使用描述性横断面设计和两阶段抽样技术，研究了卡诺大都市区的女性摊贩。
使用经过改编和预测试的半结构式访谈式问卷，从 236 名女性摊贩中获取信息。使用 SPSS Statistics，版本 24.0 软件进行数据分析。确定了性虐待的流行率和模式，并从二元逻辑回归模型中得出了预测因素的调整优势比。
性虐待的患病率为 68.6%。报告的性虐待形式包括言语虐待（38.1%）、不当触摸（64.0%）和强奸（25.8%）。性虐待的预测因素包括受访者的年龄（调整后的优势比 [aOR] = 10.65，95%置信区间 [CI] [2.92-38.84]）、族裔（aOR = 4.26，95% CI [1.30-14.00]）、最高教育程度（aOR = 0.38，95% CI [0.15-0.99]）、与父母同住（aOR = 0.07，95%CI [0.01-0.54]）和父母健在（aOR = 6.79，95%CI [1.41-32.62]）。
性虐待在女性摊贩中很普遍，所经历的形式从言语虐待到不当触摸和强奸不等。延迟开始摊贩生涯的年龄、确保女童受教育以及支持父母照顾等干预措施，可以培养更成熟、更聪明的女性摊贩，从而避免性虐待。
