Awareness regarding “sexual harassment of women at workplace act” among non-teaching female staff in a tertiary care hospital

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dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMahore, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorKasulkar, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:56:32Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:56:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: A safe workplace is women’s legal right. Sexual harassment at the workplace is a violation of human rights. “Sexual harassment of women at workplace act” was passed in 2013. Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess awareness regarding “sexual harassment of women at workplace act” among non-teaching female staff in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care hospital. A total of 60 non-teaching staff members were included in the study. Data were collected using pre-designed questionnaire. Results: About 87% of participants were aware of year of implementation of the act and occupations protected under the act. About 73% were aware regarding objectives of the act. Half of the participants were aware of the number of employees needed to form Internal Complaint Committee. Awareness was found to be poor regarding time limit to give a complaint and to conduct inquiry. All were aware regarding existence of sexual harassment committee in the institute. Conclusion: Educational sessions should be conducted to improve awareness regarding the act.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Forensic Medicine, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKulkarni M, Mahore S, Kasulkar A. Awareness regarding “sexual harassment of women at workplace act” among non-teaching female staff in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health. 2019 Nov; 8(11): 955-958en_US
dc.identifier.issn2277-338X
dc.identifier.issn2320-4664
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/205572
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Medical Science and Public Healthen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber11en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2019.0822410092019en_US
dc.subjectSexual Harassmenten_US
dc.subjectWorkplaceen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.titleAwareness regarding “sexual harassment of women at workplace act” among non-teaching female staff in a tertiary care hospitalen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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