A study on Assessing Awareness Level of POCSO Act, In area of Vadodara, state of Gujarat India

This study focuses on whether the students have knowledge about the abuse or not, and what resources wherein they get this information. And to understand their mentality about such offenses. This study will also help to know more about their lifestyles, how much awareness is still needed in society, and where the authorities must work on it. The study was conducted in Vadodara city in Gujarat India, the distinct age group for this study is between 9 to 18 years. The researcher used a random sampling method to collect the data, a self-made questionnaire.
Socio-demographic details of the study –
1. In this research, the majority of the students belong to the age group of 16 to 18 years which is 78.6% and the other age group is 13 to 15 years which consists of 13 to 15 years.
2. The method used in this research is random sampling, wherein the students from the top private schools as well as from government schools were targeted to know the real difference in the awareness of the POCSO Act in the city.
3. While conducting the survey, the researcher has explained the Act and its relevance to the students so it becomes easy for them to fill out the survey form.
4. From the responses which are collected, 55.4% are female students and 44.6% are male students. Through this, can understand that girls are more responsible and they are aware of such laws in society.

本研究旨在探讨学生是否具备对虐待行为的认知，以及他们获取此类信息的资源来源，并深入探究他们对这类违法行为的心理态度。本研究还将有助于深入了解他们的生活方式，社会仍需提高多少意识，以及相关部门应着力改进的领域。研究在印度古吉拉特邦瓦德奥拉市进行，研究对象为9至18岁的特定年龄群体。研究者采用随机抽样法收集数据，并自行设计问卷。

研究的社会人口统计学详情包括：
1. 在本研究中，大多数学生处于16至18岁年龄段，占比78.6%，另一年龄段为13至15岁，占比13至15岁。
2. 本研究的调查方法为随机抽样，旨在针对来自顶级私立学校和公立学校的学生，以了解城市中关于《儿童性剥削法》的知晓程度之间的真实差异。
3. 在进行调查时，研究者向学生解释了该法案及其相关性，以便他们能够轻松填写调查问卷。
4. 从收集到的回应中，55.4%为女性学生，44.6%为男性学生。据此，我们可以理解女生在责任感方面更为突出，她们对社会的此类法律有更深的认识。