Prevalence of workplace violence in Northwest Ethiopia: a multivariate analysis

Tiruneh, Bewket Tadesse; Bifftu, Berhanu Boru; Tumebo, Akililu Azazh; Mekonnen, Mengistu; Anlay, Degefaye Zelalem; Dachew, Berihun Assefa

doi:10.1186/s12912-016-0162-6

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“…This could suggest that perpetrators were less inclined to direct verbal aggressions towards nurses where there are sheer number of staffs present. This is in agreement with a study in Northwest Ethiopia which indicates that the odds of workplace violence among nurses with 1–5 number of staff during the same working shift were 2 times higher as compared to those nurses who had more than 11 number of staff during the same working shift [26]. The plausible explanation for this is that when the number of nurses is low in a given shift, patient care could be delayed resulting in irritation from patients or their accompanying persons.…”

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Workplace violence against nurses in the Gambia: mixed methods design

Sisawo

Ouédraogo²,

Huang³

2017

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, perpetrators and factors associated with workplace violence against nurses in public secondary health care facilities from two health regions in the Gambia.MethodsData was collected from 219 nurses using self-administered questionnaire and 35 face-to-face interviews. The data collection was conducted between July and September 2014 in 14 public secondary health care facilities.ResultsA sizable majority of respondents (62.1%) reported exposure to violence in the 12 months prior to the survey; exposure to verbal abuse, physical violence, and sexual harassment was 59.8%, 17.2%, and 10% respectively. The perpetrators were mostly patients’ escorts/relatives followed by patients themselves. Perceived reasons of workplace violence were mainly attributed to nurse-client disagreement, understaffing, shortage of drugs and supplies, security vacuum, and lack of management attention to workplace violence.ConclusionsNurses in the Gambia are at a relatively high risk of violent incidents at work. Policies and strategies that are sensitive to local circumstances and needs should be developed for the prevention of workplace violence.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2258-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Workplace violence against nurses in the Gambia: mixed methods design

Sisawo

Ouédraogo²,

Huang³

2017

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…This study showed that nearly two-thirds of participants experienced workplace violence in last 6 months. This is lower than the findings of studies conducted in Palestinian hospitals (80.4%) which had the recall period of 12 months, 15 Hong Kong (76%) with recall period of 12 months 8 and higher than the studies conducted in Northwest Ethiopia, 17 Southern Ethiopia (29.9%) 18 and Egypt (27.7%). 6 This difference could be a lack of violence preventing strategies such as policy/procedures, training, adequate safety measures in hospitals and due to under-reporting of the violent incident.…”

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“…In relation to the findings of the studies conducted in Southern Thailand, 19 Palestine, 15 Ghana, 20 Northwest Ethiopia 17 and Iran, 21 this study also showed that younger and single nurses had experienced more violence in their workplace. In this study, the nurses currently working in the maternity and gynecology wards were reported mostly exposed to workplace violence.…”

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Workplace Violence and its Associated Factors among Nurses

Pandey

Bhandari

Dangal

2018

J Nepal Health Res Council

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Background: Workplace violence among nurses is prevalent worldwide. If nurses become aware of the workplace violence and its risk factors then only they can protect themselves. This study assessed the prevalence of workplace violence and its associated factors among nurses in Pokhara, Nepal. Methods: A hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Pokhara. The required sample size of the study was 200 nurses. We adopted self-administered questionnaire developed by International Labor Office, International Council of Nurses, World Health Organization (WHO), and Public Services International. Out of 21 hospitals of Pokhara, we selected five hospitals using simple random sampling method. The number of nurses in each hospital was fixed proportionately considering the total number of employed nurses. Individual nurses were selected on the first meet first basis to gain the required number. Results: Two-thirds (64.5%) nurses experienced some type of violence in the last six months at their workplace. The proportion of verbal violence was higher (61.5%) compared to the physical (15.5%) and sexual violence (9%). Most perpetrators of the violence were the relatives of patients and hospital employees. Age of nurses and working stations had statistically significant association with workplace violence (p-value < 0.05). Conclusions: Workplace violence among nurses is a noteworthy problem in Pokhara whereas nearly two-thirds of nurses faced some type of violence in last six months. It is an urge to widen awareness level of nurses on the violence thus, they can take precaution themselves and ask hospital administration and other stakeholders to address the workplace violence.

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“…This study demonstrated that WPV in China is higher than in other countries. [33][34][35][36] Moreover, we found that WPV towards nurses was frequent, including verbal violence (64.9%), physical violence (11.8%) and sexual harassment (3.9%). This may be related to the fact that nurses are frequently in direct contact with patients and their relatives in their daily work.…”

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“…We also suggest improving psychological resilience for at-risk nurses to mitigate the negative impact of WPV and to prevent chronic diseases and reduce the incidence of mental illness. 48 conclusIons This study is based on a large sample survey of WPV in tertiary and county-level hospitals in China. The study has demonstrated that there is a high incidence rate of WPV and that occupational safety is insufficient.…”

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A cross–sectional study on the prevalence and associated risk factors for workplace violence against Chinese nurses

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ObjectivesThe purpose of the present study was to explore the characteristics of workplace violence that Chinese nurses at tertiary and county–level hospitals encountered in the 12 months from December 2014 to January 2016, to identify and analyse risk factors for workplace violence, and to establish the basis for future preventive strategies.DesignA cross–sectional study.SettingA total of 44 tertiary hospitals and 90 county–level hospitals in 16 provinces (municipalities or autonomous regions) in China.MethodsWe used stratified random sampling to collect data from December 2014 to January 2016. We distributed 21 360 questionnaires, and 15 970 participants provided valid data (effective response rate=74.77%). We conducted binary logistic regression analyses on the risk factors for workplace violence among the nurses in our sample and analysed the reasons for aggression.ResultsThe prevalence of workplace violence was 65.8%; of this, 64.9% was verbal violence, and physical violence and sexual harassment accounted for 11.8% and 3.9%, respectively. Frequent workplace violence occurred primarily in emergency and paediatric departments. Respondents reported that patients’ relatives were the main perpetrators in tertiary and county–level hospitals. Logistic regression analysis showed that respondents’ age, department, years of experience and direct contact with patients were common risk factors at different levels of hospitals.ConclusionsWorkplace violence is frequent in China’s tertiary and county–level hospitals; its occurrence is especially frequent in the emergency and paediatric departments. It is necessary to cope with workplace violence by developing effective control strategies at individual, hospital and national levels.

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Prevalence of workplace violence in Northwest Ethiopia: a multivariate analysis

Cited by 46 publications

References 8 publications

Workplace violence against nurses in the Gambia: mixed methods design

Workplace violence against nurses in the Gambia: mixed methods design

Workplace Violence and its Associated Factors among Nurses

A cross–sectional study on the prevalence and associated risk factors for workplace violence against Chinese nurses

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