May 15, 2025 Journal article Open Access

INVESTIGATOR: MESFIN JIMMA (BSC)

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    <subfield code="a">ONLINE SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION AND ASSOCIATED  FACTORS AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS WHO USE  SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGH SCHOOLS OF KERSA WOREDA, EAST  HARARGHE, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA, 2024.</subfield>
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    <subfield code="a">&lt;p&gt;Background: The rise of social media platforms has transformed the way adolescents communicate, socialize, and express themselves worldwide was become integral to their daily lives. However, this increased connectivity also exposes young users to various risks, including online sexual victimization. Online sexual victimization refers to the experience of online pressure to obtain unwanted sexual contact and the distribution of sexual images or information about the victim against their will. Global statistics show that cyber victimization in the form of harassment fall within a wide range of 5% to 72% due to various operational definitions applied, as well as the time frame of assessment. Adolescence is a crucial stage in the transition from childhood to adulthood time, when they susceptible to external influences and have difficult self discipline. So, increased use of social media platforms among adolescents were open up new forms of sexual victimization that have a significant impact on individuals, communities, and society as a whole. Objective: This study aimed to assess online sexual victimization and associated factors among adolescent students who use social media in high schools of Kersa woreda, East Hararghe, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2024 GC. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study design was used to collect data. The study took place in the study area from May 27 to June 10, 2024 on 424 students by using systematic random sampling and data was collected through self-administered structured questionnaire. The collected data was entered into Epi Data version 4.6 and export to SPSS version 26 software for analysis. Variables in the multivariable logistic regression with a p-value &amp;lt; 0.05 at 95%CI was considered as significantly associated. Results: From the total of 424 adolescent students, 419 were filled the questionnaires making 98.82% of response rate and out of them, 98 (23.4%) had experienced online sexual victimization. The study also found that respondents age of 16-17(AOR=2.049, 95%CI [1.088 3.861], p = 0.026) and those fathers had high school and above educational level (AOR= 2.877, 95% CI [1.154-7.176], p=0.023) were positively while conceal once own personal identity (AOR = 0.555, 95% CI [0.328-0.938], p=0.028) was negatively associated with an online sexual victimization. Conclusion: The study was examined the prevalence and factors associated with online sexual victimization for the last 12 months. In this study almost one in four adolescent students experienced online sexual victimization. Age of respondents, father educational status and conceal once own personal identity were factors significantly associated. Therefore, all the concerning bodies should apply intervention strategies on the impact social media.&lt;/p&gt;</subfield>
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