Ngini Chinazom J, Odeyemi Kofoworola A, Nwokoro Cassandra C
College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Am J Mens Health. 2025 May-Jun;19(3):15579883251350895. doi: 10.1177/15579883251350895. Epub 2025 Jun 25.
Sexual violence robs victims of their autonomy and rights to consent. While myths and gender stereotypes allow the narrative that men cannot be victims thrive, stigma has contributed to the silence and invisibility of male victims of sexual violence. This descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and prevalence of male sexual violence among male undergraduates in a tertiary institution in Lagos, Nigeria. A multistage sampling method was used to recruit 400 respondents for this study. Data were collected using interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 26. Chi-Square test was used to test for association between categorical variables and a statistical significance level of 5% ( < .05) was set. The mean age of the respondents was 22.7 ± 4.10 years. Most (75%) had good knowledge about sexual violence and 98% had positive attitudes regarding male sexual violence. Thirteen percent, 16%, and 10% of the respondents reported being victims of child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, respectively. Violence experienced in childhood was found to be a predisposing factor for re-victimization in adulthood ( value of .000). A multi-sectoral approach to curb sexual violence is recommended.
性暴力剥夺了受害者的自主权和同意权。尽管一些错误观念和性别刻板印象使得“男性不可能成为受害者”这一说法盛行，但耻辱感导致了性暴力男性受害者保持沉默且不为人所见。这项描述性横断面研究旨在评估尼日利亚拉各斯一所高等院校男性本科生中性暴力的知晓情况、态度及发生率。本研究采用多阶段抽样方法招募了400名受访者。数据通过访谈员 administered 的半结构化问卷收集。数据使用IBM社会科学统计软件包第26版进行分析。卡方检验用于检验分类变量之间的关联，并设定统计显著性水平为5%（<0.05）。受访者的平均年龄为22.7±4.10岁。大多数（75%）对性暴力有良好的认知，98%对男性性暴力持积极态度。分别有13%、16%和10%的受访者报告曾遭受儿童性虐待、性骚扰和性侵犯。研究发现童年时期经历的暴力是成年后再次成为受害者的一个诱发因素（值为0.000）。建议采取多部门方法来遏制性暴力。
