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Table 6 Perpetrator and effect of digital harassment on using the Internet as reported by the harassed study participants (n = 283)

From: Technology facilitated sexual violence: a comparative study between working and non-working females in Egypt before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Perpetrator and effect on using Internet

Number

%

Known identity of the perpetrator

 Known

49

17.3

 Unknown

234

82.7

Perpetrator identity

 A Facebook page

1

0.4

 Stepfather

1

0.4

 Dorm mate

2

0.7

 Virtual friend

2

0.7

 Other

2

0.7

 School mate

3

1.1

 Neighbors

3

1.1

 First degree relative

3

1.1

 Boss

4

1.4

 Romantic partner

6

2.1

 Friend

7

2.5

 Family member

8

2.8

 Co-worker

10

3.5

 Acquaintance

11

3.9

 Friends of friends

13

4.6

Abstaining social media due to digital harassment

18

6.4

Reporting to any law agency

11

3.9