Mothers' Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Child Sexual Harassment

Background: Sexual harassment is a matter of concern in all societies. Mother’sknowledge regarding child sexual harassment, could play an important role in childprotection and prevention of sexual harassment. Aim: The current study aimed toassess mothers' knowledge and attitude regarding child sexual harassment. Researchdesign: A descriptive design was used. Setting: Three nursery schools at Tanta Citywere included in the current study. Subjects: Seventy mothers (70) who attended thepreviously mentioned settings were involved. Tools: Two tools were utilized,Mothers’ Knowledge Regarding Sexual Harassment Questionnaire and Mothers’Attitudes Regarding Sexual Harassment. Results: A few percentage of the studiedmothers 10% had high level of knowledge regarding sexual harassment. Regardingprevention sexual harassment more than half of the mothers (52.9%) had low level ofknowledge. More than one third of the mothers had positive attitude toward sexualharassment. Conclusion: According to the findings of the current study, it wasrevealed that nearly two thirds of mothers had low level of knowledge about sexualharassment and had negative attitude regarding sexual harassment.Recommendation: Establish an awareness program for mothers regarding childsexual harassment. An orientation program about sexual harassment must beavailable at nursery and primary schools for school personnel