VARIABLE

FREQUENCY

PERCENTAGE

AWARE ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE (n = 600)

Yes

No

Total

491

109

600

81.8

18.2

100

**SOURCE OF INFORMATION (n = 491)

Television

Newspaper

Friends

Radio

School

Internet

Parents/relatives

Seminar/workshop

Health personnel

Books

Church

Market

Billboards

Government agencies

Non-Governmental Organization

300

264

260

255

232

223

179

161

156

155

145

114

106

94

89

61.1

53.8

53.0

51.9

47.3

45.4

36.5

32.8

31.8

31.6

29.5

23.2

21.6

19.1

18.1

**MEANING OF SEXUAL ABUSE (n = 491)

Sexual act without consent

Rape

Verbal excuse of sexual nature

Sexual act by family member

Sexual act for favor

Sexual act by relatives/friends

438

287

156

153

152

94

89.2

58.5

31.8

31.2

31.0

19.1

**FORMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE KNOWN (n = 491)

Fondling/Grabbling of sensitive body parts

Rape

Exposure to pornography

Sex for favor

Incest

Degrading sexual comments

Oral contact with genitalia

Penetration with digits

424

328

228

154

153

138

135

117

86.4

66.8

46.4

31.4

31.2

28.1

27.5

23.8

**VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE (n = 491)

Children

Females

Singles

Married women

Elderly women

Males

364

336

281

214

186

180

74.1

69.0

57.2

43.6

37.9

36.7

GENDER MOST AFFECTED (n = 600)

Female

Male

Total

578

22

600

96.3

3.7

100