Table 3 Organizational and workplace characteristics of healthcare workers working at health facilities of Gondar city administration with type of violence, March 2016, (n = 531)
Variable | Physical violence | Verbal abuse | Sexual harassment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Job position | ||||||
Staff/service provider | 107(22.1) | 377(77.9) | 231(47.7) | 253(52.3) | 37(7.6) | 447(92.4) |
Ward/clinic head | 9(22.5) | 31(77.5) | 24(60.0) | 16(40.0) | 1(2.5) | 39(97.5) |
Coordinator | 1(14.3) | 6(85.7) | 5(71.4) | 2(28.6) | 0(0.0% | 7(100.0) |
Shift work | ||||||
Yes | 96(28.6)** | 240(71.4) | 209 (62.2)** | 127 (37.8) | 29 (8.6) | 307 (91.4) |
No | 21(10.8) | 174(89.2) | 73 (37.4) | 122 (62.6) | 9 (4.6) | 186 (95.4) |
Experiences(in years) | ||||||
1–5 | 225(54.3)* | 83(70.9) | 184(65.2)* | 124(49.8) | 37(97.4) | 271(55.0) |
6–10 | 130(31.4) | 21(17.9) | 67(23.8) | 84(33.7) | 0(0.0) | 151(30.6) |
11–15 | 14(3.4) | 1(0.9) | 6(2.1) | 9(3.6) | 0(0.0) | 15(3.0) |
16–38 | 45(10.9) | 12(10.3) | 25(8.9) | 32(12.9) | 1(2.6) | 56(11.4) |
Department | ||||||
Inpatient departments | 64(54.7)** | 124(30.0) | 119(42.2)** | 69(27.7) | 20(52.6)* | 168(34.1) |
Pharmacy/laboratory | 6(5.1) | 102(24.6) | 53(18.8) | 55(22.1) | 3(7.9) | 105(21.3) |
Emergency departments | 22(18.8) | 24(5.8) | 34(12.1) | 12(4.8) | 6(15.8) | 40(8.1) |
Other departments | 3(2.6) | 22(5.3) | 7(2.5) | 18(7.2) | 2(5.3) | 23(4.7) |
OPD | 22(18.8) | 142(34.3) | 69(24.5) | 95(38.2) | 7(18.4) | 157(31.8) |
Ownership | ||||||
Private | 16(13.7)* | 100(24.2) | 44(15.6) ** | 72(28.9) | 3(7.9) * | 113(22.9) |
Government | 101(86.3) | 314(75.8) | 238(84.4) | 177(71.1) | 35(92.1) | 180(77.1) |
Violence Reporting procedure | ||||||
Available | 37(31.6) | 131(31.6) | 44(15.6) | 72(28.9) | 10(26.3) | 158(32.0) |
Unavailable | 80(68.4) | 283(68.4) | 238(84.4) | 137(71.1) | 28(73.7) | 335(68.0) |