Percieved Strategies for Minimizing School Related Gender Based Violence in a Post Covid-19 Era among Adolescents in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is directed to determine the strategies for minimizing school related gender based violence in a post covid19 era among adolescents in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The researchers formulated one research question to guide the study. The instrument used to elicit information from the respondents is, “School – Related Gender Based Violence among adolescents and strategies Questionnaire” (SRGBVAASQ). The instrument was made up of 15 items on the strategies for minimizing school related gender based violence. The instrument had a reliability coefficient of 0.87, language appropriateness, content and facial validity. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 102 respondents that participated in the research. The researchers and two research assistants retrieved 100 copies of the questionnaire from the respondents. The data from the field work were collected by the researchers, the mean of means were used to answer the research questions. The researchers used 2.50 as benchmark to determine if respondents agreed or disagreed with the 15 items in the questionnaire. The findings of the study indicated that addressing school related gender based violence (SRGBV) requires school authorities working in partnership with communities (including parents) and stakeholders at all levels including the legal sector. In addition, support the school counsellors and teachers to respond to violence using positive strategies.