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Abstract

Background: Harassment is identified by it is unlikelihood in term of social and  moral reasonableness. In the legal sense, these  are behaviors that appear to be disturbing , upsetting or threatening. objectives The main goal of this  study  to assess  awareness and attitude regarding  harassment among  female in Dar Almaali secondary school in Shendi town .Method: This descriptive cross sectional  community-based study was conducted in Shendi city  Dar Almaali school for girls during the period extended  from( November2021 to June 2022)  .. Hundred female were selected  usingSystematic  samplingtechnique  .  Data of study variables were collected using  pre-prepared  questionnaire  and scale to assess attitude ,and the resultswere analyzed using the Statistical Package of social sciences(SPSS)version(24) and  presented in form of table and graphs. Results: The study  showed that two third  of study group had good knowledge about  definition of harassment ,perpetrators of harassment, Harassment images and  subjected to harassmentwhile most of them  ( 98%) they aware about place of harassment . 72% and more than  half of study group  had positive attitude regarding harassment and female dress style as reason of harassment respectively .  About reaction to harassment their positive attitude distributed in many response like multiplication, reporting to relative and ignoring. conclusion: the finding of the  study pointed out that students  had good  knowledge about definition , causes and images of harassment and positive attitude regarding female dress style as reason of  harassment. Recommendation: Ministry of Education should create awareness programs using social media,posters and short films to publish content that prevents the spread of harassment among student.

Key wards : attitude , awareness,   female , harassment , Student