6% report some type of sexual harassment

[NewsWhore]

A study conducted in several of the nation's public secondary schools showed that 6% of students have reported some sort of sexual harassment. These statistics are handled by the Ministry of Education's Guidance and Psychology Department. Psychologist Cristina Molina said that the data is part of a study carried out by the ministry in conjunction with Washington University of St. Louis, MO, the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and the Healthy Families Foundation. As part of the "Study of Behavior and Health in Young School Children in the Dominican Republic," 8,564 students between the ages of 14 and 18 were interviewed at 80 schools around the country. During the interviews, 6% of students reported some sort of unwanted or violent sexual relationship in their social or family environment. Listin Diario reports that the Guidance and Psychology Department receives frequent reports from students who have been sexually abused, mainly by adult family members.

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