427137

Assessment of Sexual Misconduct Among Egyptian Female Medical Professionals

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Forensic Medicine

Abstract

Sexual misconduct refers to activities that exploit professional-client relationships in a sexual way, posing significant issues globally, especially among medical practitioners. This study assesses patterns and predictors of sexual misconduct among female medical practitioners in Egypt, emphasizing the medico-legal implications. Descriptive cross-sectional survey included 389 female medical professionals from Egypt. A self-administered electronic questionnaire was used to collect data, which included sociodemographic information, patterns of sexual misconduct, attitudes, and perceptions of the medicolegal implications. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 27, with a significance level of p < 0.05. Of 389 responders, 81.2% were physicians, 16.5% were pharmacists, and 2.3% were dentists. Strangers perpetrated 43.8% of instances, followed by coworkers (14.5%). The most reported forms of harassment were unwanted sexual comments (30.1%), and the most prevalent type of attack was grabbing or groping (58.6%). Anxiety about safety (62%) was the most significant psychological consequence. Only 11.6% disclosed incidents. Significant associations were discovered between sexual misconduct and age and location (p < 0.05). Sexual misconduct is common among female medical practitioners in Egypt, having serious psychological and professional consequences. Addressing this issue requires more awareness, robust reporting methods, and legal initiatives.

DOI

10.21608/mjfmct.2025.355246.1096

Keywords

Egypt, Sexual misconduct, Female medical professionals, Medico-legal implications

Authors

First Name

Shrouk

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University

Email

dr.shoroukmali@gmail.com

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0000-0001-7015-8506

First Name

Basma

Last Name

Abdelaziz

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University

Email

basma_mohamed@med.suez.edu.eg

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First Name

Maha

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Ismail Mohammed

Affiliation

Forensic and clinical Toxicology department. Faculty of medicine. Suez Canal University. Ismailia. Egypt

Email

maha.elsherbeeny@med.suez.edu.eg

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Volume

33

Article Issue

2

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51129

Issue Date

2025-07-01

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2025-01-27

Publish Date

2025-07-01

Page Start

51

Page End

70

Print ISSN

1110-5437

Online ISSN

2682-3217

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427,137

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966

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Publication Title

Mansoura Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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Assessment of Sexual Misconduct Among Egyptian Female Medical Professionals

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11 May 2025