Workplace Violence among Health Care Workers and Associated factors in Public Hospitals of East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Workplace, Violence, Hospitals, Oromia, EthiopiaAbstract
Workplace violence in the health sector is a worldwide concern with healthcare workers being at high risk of being victims. Workplace violence appears to be an unrecognized issue in many developing countries including Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of workplace violence against healthcare workers in public hospitals of East Shoa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. A hospital based cross-sectional study was from March to August, 2018. About 261 healthcare workers were selected from four Public hospitals. Data was collected using self- administered questionnaire. The collected data was double-entered into EPI-INFO version 3.3.1 and exported into SPSS version 21 for analysis. It was principally analysed using logistic regression models. The prevalence of workplace violence among healthcare workers was 70.2%. Physical violence accounted for 22.5%, verbal abuse for 65.1% and sexual abuse for 4.1%. Types of health institutions (AOR, 6.79; 95% CI: 2.98, 15.45), less than five years’ work experience (AOR, 2.76; 95% CI: 1.31, 5.89),professional category (AOR, 0.32; 95% CI: 0.10, 0.98), frequent interaction with patients (AOR, 3.13; 95% CI: 1.08, 9.04), and worried about violence (AOR, 2.65; 95% CI: 1.02, 7.08) were predictors of workplace violence among healthcare workers.A significant proportion of healthcare workers faced workplace violence. Types of health institutions, work experience, professional category, having frequent interaction, and worried about violence were factors significantly associated with workplace violence among healthcare workers in the study area. Policy makers and stakeholders should focus on workplace violence prevention strategies.
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