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. 2024 Sep 27;10:23779608241281129. doi: 10.1177/23779608241281129

Table 4.

Types of Sexual Harassment Experienced by the Participants a (N = 462).

Categories Pattern of sexual harassment Yes Indirect experience Direct experience
n % n % n %
Visual 1. Displays or sends sexist or obscene articles, images, videos, etc. in the workspace 120 26.0 84 18.2 36 7.8
2. Exposing or touching part of the body related to genital organs 126 27.3 62 13.4 64 13.9
3. Looking up and down at me, exposing his body part, or touching himself 184 39.8 79 17.1 105 22.7
4. Behavior reminiscent of sexual intercourse 77 16.7 22 4.8 55 11.9
Verbal 5. Derogatory remarks and curses against women 261 56.5 119 25.8 142 30.7
6. Talking about sexual stories, making obscene rumors or calls, etc. 159 34.4 86 18.6 73 15.8
7. Kept asking to meet, ignoring what I didn’t want 71 15.4 40 8.7 31 6.7
8. Spreading sexual scandals 156 33.8 81 17.5 75 16.2
9. Evaluating appearance, clothing, body, etc. and seeing it as a grade target 59 12.8 41 8.9 18 3.9
10. Coffee entertainment, errands, etc., and that's what women say it's better to do 142 30.7 83 18.0 59 12.8
11. The stories that describe the genitals of woman or man 84 18.2 54 11.7 30 6.5
12. The sarcastic or ridicule regarding menstruation 80 17.3 54 11.7 26 5.6
13. Speaking out about his private life or sexual experience 84 18.2 52 11.3 32 6.9
Physical 14. The words and actions that seemed to require sexual service 161 34.8 68 14.7 93 20.1
15. Forced me to have sex or tried it 36 7.8 26 5.6 10 2.2
16. Trying to seduce to a secret place that I did not want 50 10.8 27 5.8 23 5.0
17. Intentionally made or tried to physical contact me 111 24.0 45 9.7 66 14.3
18. Forced to attend or attend sexual shameful dinners and hospitality 56 12.1 35 7.6 21 4.5
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We only included the types of sexual harassment that were provided in the participants’ responses to items from the questionnaire.