Prevalence of sexual harassment among young Spaniards before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdown period in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual harassment is a type of coercion, including social pressure, intimidation, physical force, and verbal acts, in addition to other forms such as cyber-harassment, recognized as a major important public health problem.

Methods

This cross-sectional study, based on a survey administered online to men and women aged 18 to 35 years and living in Spain throughout 15th and 28th October 2020, aims to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with sexual harassment among young people in Spain within the last 12 months, particularly according to the COVID-19 lockdown period. It has been conducted by bivariate analysis and robust Poisson regression models. The final sample includes 2.515 participants.

Results

The results indicate that women were almost twice

SUBMITTER: Casanovas LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9551249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature