Gender Differences for the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Professionals in Shandong, China

Overview

Journal Front Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2022 May 19

PMID 35586009

Authors

Long Sun

Wen Zhang

Fei Qi

Yani Wang

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Abstract

Background: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare professionals (HPs) has been recognized as important occupational health and societal problem in the world. Many studies were also conducted to explore the prevalence, risk factors, and adverse outcomes of WPV against HPs. Although the gender differences in the prevalence and risk factors of WPV against HPs have been implied in many studies, fewer studies were conducted to explore the gender differences for WPV against HPs, especially in China. In this study, we aim to analyze the gender differences in the prevalence and risk factors of WPV against HPs in Shandong, China.

Methods: This study was conducted among HPs with a cross-sectional design. WPV, social-demographic variables, occupational characteristics, physical disease, social support, and depression were evaluated for the participated HPs. The prevalence and risk factors of WPV among male healthcare professionals (MHPs) and female healthcare professionals (FHPs) were analyzed in this study. Student's -tests, one-way ANOVA, and logistic regressions were performed to test the associated factors of WPV among MHPs and FHPs.

Results: The prevalence of WPV among MHPs and FHPs was 61.4 and 48.8%, respectively. Being silent was the most common method of response to WPV among MHPs (52.3%) and FHPs (59.2%). For MHPs, the associated factors of WPV were master's degree (odds ratio (OR) =2.20, < 0.05), bachelor's degree (OR = 2.49, < 0.001), lower income level (OR = 1.81, < 0.05), manager (OR = 1.81, < 0.05), and depression (OR = 1.05, < 0.001). For FHPs, the associated factors of WPV were a master's degree (OR = 1.58, < 0.05), more working hours per week (OR = 1.02, < 0.001), and depression (OR = 1.05, < 0.001).

Conclusion: The prevalence of WPV among MHPs was higher than FHPs, and the associated factors for WPV against HPs were also different among MHPs and FHPs. The findings remind us that some gender-specific interventions are needed to control WPV against HPs.

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