The demand for nursing has become a curse for adolescent nursing students in Anantapur district as they often face sexual abuse in colleges and hostels.
Most rural girls are interested in joining the nursing course due to quick employment and eligibility to pursue this course after Class X. Students from rural areas reside in hostels.
There are 23 nursing colleges in the district offering a huge number of seats to students. Students are often falling prey to sexual abuse to unscrupulous managements and staff.
Recently, a tribal student faced sexual harassment from the Youth Nursing School founder’s son in Anantapur and officials are investigating the case.
In Hindupur, students’ organisations ransacked the nursing college, alleging sexual abuse of nursing students last month.
It is alleged that some teachers blackmail students to keep silent on the pretext of added practical examination marks.
Many schools do not have adequate female staff in colleges and hostels.
Anantapur Government Medical College principal, Mr N. Prabhakar Rao, felt that counselling should be given to students before admission, and grievance cells within colleges and hostels set up to check sexual abuse in nursing colleges.
- Indian Journalist.
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