PREVENTION OF RAPE AS PERCEIVED BY TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS IN ONDO, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined prevention of rape as perceived by tertiary institution students. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of all students of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Two hundred and fifty (250) students were randomly selected for the study. The instrument used to collect data for the study was a self-designed structured questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach’s alpha statistics which yielded a co-efficient of 0.85. Data was analysed using mean, ranking and t-test. The results showed ways of preventing rape as avoiding places, times and circumstances that create a risk situation which ranked 1st, avoiding walking or studying alone (2nd), avoiding skimpy dresses (3rd), making a lot of noise when attacked (5th), organising life skills and other educational programmes to prevent rape (6th), introducing and implementing policies against sexual harassment in schools (7th) and some other ones. It was also found that gender, family type and marital status have significant influence on prevention of rape as perceived by tertiary institution students (t = 5.304; p<0.05; t = 6.205, p<0.05 and t = 4.173, p<0.05) respectively while religion does not (t = 3.114, p>0.05). It was therefore recommended that tertiary institution students should be sensitized on avoiding places, times and circumstances that create a risk situation, avoid waking or staying alone and avoiding putting on skimpy dresses.