Instruments for conducting comprehensive interviews with victims and informants of sexual harassment in the university environment

Rosa C. Saeteros Hernández; Gabriela B. Maldonado Montoya; Martha C. Mejía Paredes; Eida O. Zayas

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20250248

Authors

Rosa C. Saeteros Hernández Department of Public Health School, Faculty of Public Health, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
Gabriela B. Maldonado Montoya Department of Medicine and Gastronomy, Faculty of Public Health, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
Martha C. Mejía Paredes Research Institute, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
Eida O. Zayas Department of Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. Provincial General Teaching Hospital, Riobamba, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20250248

Keywords:

Gender violence, Higher education policy interview, Qualitative research, Sexual harassment

Abstract

Background: Having qualitative research instruments to study sexual harassment at university is essential to understand the experiences and perceptions of victims, improving the quality of research and interventions to prevent and address this problem. Objective was to validate, by experts, in-depth interview instruments for victims of sexual harassment and key informants in the university environment.

Methods: In-depth interview instruments for victims and key informants of sexual harassment allow to investigate qualitative data on sexual harassment at the university, such as: perceptions, the context in which it occurs, experiences of sexual harassment, perceived needs, physical, psychological, social and academic effects, as well as the perception of individual and institutional actions against sexual harassment.

Results: In-depth interview instruments for victims and key informants of sexual harassment allow to investigate qualitative data on sexual harassment at the university, such as: perceptions, the context in which it occurs, experiences of sexual harassment, perceived needs, physical, psychological, social and academic effects, as well as the perception of individual and institutional actions against sexual harassment.

Conclusions: In-depth interviews with victims of university sexual harassment and key informants allow to obtain relevant data from the students' perspective, pertinent information to identify the complexity of university sexual harassment and to commit the university to the implementation of effective prevention, intervention and comprehensive reparation policies.

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