Sexual harassment in care work – Dilemmas and consequences: A qualitative investigation

Sexual Harassment in Healthcare SMEs: Behaviours of medical practitioners and medical tourists

“…Although Friborg et al (2017) revealed that sexual harassment by colleagues leads to a more pervasive depressive symptom than that by patients, this concern needs an urgent precautionary and corrective action because the symptoms are more prevalent to sexually harassed medical practitioners than those who did not experience it. Apart from that, medical practitioners are also afraid (Nielsen et al, 2017) and in fact have been charged with retaliation and marginalisation (Jagsi, 2018) when they bring their report to external authority such as police which undermines their power to stand up. The undesirable situations that these medical practitioners have to undergo results in many of them leaving the workforce due to the continuity of the unbearable experience (Nielsen et al, 2017).…”

“…Female victims experience stronger effects from the misbehaviour which is partially due to them being reluctant to lodge a report (Zain, 2012). From healthcare settings, such misbehaviour adversely affecting medical practitioners' work performance such as causing headache, reduced workability, alcohol consumption and self-reported stress (Friborg et al, 2017). Although Friborg et al (2017) revealed that sexual harassment by colleagues leads to a more pervasive depressive symptom than that by patients, this concern needs an urgent precautionary and corrective action because the symptoms are more prevalent to sexually harassed medical practitioners than those who did not experience it.…”

“…From healthcare settings, such misbehaviour adversely affecting medical practitioners' work performance such as causing headache, reduced workability, alcohol consumption and self-reported stress (Friborg et al, 2017). Although Friborg et al (2017) revealed that sexual harassment by colleagues leads to a more pervasive depressive symptom than that by patients, this concern needs an urgent precautionary and corrective action because the symptoms are more prevalent to sexually harassed medical practitioners than those who did not experience it. Apart from that, medical practitioners are also afraid (Nielsen et al, 2017) and in fact have been charged with retaliation and marginalisation (Jagsi, 2018) when they bring their report to external authority such as police which undermines their power to stand up.…”

“…Meanwhile, Nielsen et al (2017) put forward that there is no single definition, cause and theoretical framework on sexual harassment, hence the definition of such misconduct is worth to look into. According to Malaysia's Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment, sexual harassment is defined as unwanted conduct of sexual nature has the effect of verbal, non-verbal, visual, psychological or physical harassment.…”

“…As Setyowati, Harani, and Falah (2013) puts it, health and behaviour are interconnected as it integrates various department and functions as well as serves patients from a differing background.On the other hand, health tourism is commonly known as travelling across one's country borders for one's mental and physical wellbeing. Thus, medical tourism relates to the travel of people who are in search of medical treatments as their main intention of the trip.Meanwhile, Nielsen et al (2017) put forward that there is no single definition, cause and theoretical framework on sexual harassment, hence the definition of such misconduct is worth to look into. According to Malaysia's Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment, sexual harassment is defined as unwanted conduct of sexual nature has the effect of verbal, non-verbal, visual, psychological or physical harassment.…”