SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF SEXUAL COERCION AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN OYO CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, OYO STATE

Abstract

This study examined the social determinants of sexual coercion among female
undergraduates in Oyo State Central Senatorial District, Oyo state with a view to
curbing the menace of sexual coercion in the study area. The study was guided by two
research hypotheses. The descriptive survey research design was employed for this
study. The population for the study consisted of female undergraduates in public and
private tertiary institutions in Oyo State central senatorial district, Nigeria. The sample
size for this study comprised 320 female undergraduates drawn from four out of the
existing eleven Local Government areas using multi- stage sampling technique. Four
LGAs were sampled using simple random sampling technique. From each LGA, two
tertiary institutions (totalling 8) were selected using stratified random sampling
technique while 40 female undergraduates (20 public and private 20) were sampled using
simple random sampling technique. A self-designed and validated questionnaire titled
Social determinants of Sexual Coercion (SDSC) was the only instrument used for data
collection with reliability coefficient (r =.087). Collected data were analysed using
descriptive and inferential statistics of percentage and Spearman’s roh correlation
analysis. The results showed a statistically significant positive correlation between social
factors of indecent dressing (ρ = .194*, p < .01); peer influence (r = .145*, p < .05); and
exposure to pornography(r = .131*, p < .05) and sexual coercion among the female undergraduates in the study location. The study concluded that Social factors of indecent
dressing, peer influence and exposure to pornography were found to be determinants of
sexual coercion