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Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Violence is common among security personnel. To the best of the authors' knowledge no recent studies have investigated this problem. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of violence against hospital security personnel and describe circumstances of violence, type of perpetrators, and victims' response. Methods: In total, 170 security personnel from a university hospital in Egypt were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using the Arabic version of a questionnaire developed by the International Labour Office. Results: The majority (87.3%) of security personnel reported violence exposure in the past year. Being a woman and working more than 5 years were independent predictors of violence exposure. The commonest forms of physical violence were pushing and beating. Verbal abuse and threats were the commonest emotional violence. Patients and their relatives/friends were the commonest perpetrators of violence. Conclusions: Violence is common among hospital security personnel in this setting. Adequate training and recruitment of more security personnel may contribute to decreasing violence.

SUBMITTER: Albadry AA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7361496 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.

Albadry Ahmed A AA El-Gilany Abdel-Hady AH Abou-ElWafa Hala Samir HS

F1000Research 20200511

<b>Background:</b> Violence is common among security personnel. To the best of the authors' knowledge no recent studies have investigated this problem. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of violence against hospital security personnel and describe circumstances of violence, type of perpetrators, and victims' response. <b>Methods:</b> In total, 170 security personnel from a university hospital in Egypt were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data were collect ...[more]

PMID: 32704353

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Project description:ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the risk factors associated with workplace violence towards health workers (HWs) in a Chinese hospital.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey in a Chinese secondary hospital in 2019 using an international survey questionnaire, and collected valid data from 1028 HW respondents via mobile phone. Alongside analysing the potential association between exposure to violence and respondents' characteristics, we compared the workplace violence between this survey and a baseline survey in the same hospital using the same questionnaire in 2018, and investigated the existing measures.ResultsA total of 5.45% of respondents had encountered physical violence while 41.63% had experienced psychological violence. Women (OR=3.45, 95%?CI 1.87 to 6.38), those working in outpatient and emergency departments (OR=7.96, 95%?CI 2.27 to 27.95), and those with extremely high concern about workplace violence (OR=7.94, 95%?CI 1.04 to 60.85) were significantly more likely to suffer physical violence. Working in the outpatient and emergency department (OR=2.03, 95%?CI 1.23 to 3.34), having direct physical contact/interaction with patients (OR=2.98, 95%?CI 1.62 to 5.49), and extremely high worry about workplace violence (OR=6.47 95%?CI 3.38 to 12.40) significantly increased the risk of psychological violence. When the results of the baseline survey were compared with those in this survey, it was shown that physical violence declined significantly from 8.79% in 2018 to 5.45% in 2019, while psychological violence declined significantly from 47.14% in 2018 to 41.63% in 2019. The most recognised measures were security measures (81.03%) while the least recognised measures were check-in procedures for staff (11.19%).ConclusionWorkplace violence towards HWs is a global problem with country-specific features. In our study, workplace violence in the hospital is of great concern. While demonstrating the effectiveness of measures in some degree, there is significant room for improvement. To achieve the vision of 'zero violence' in the health sector, aligned comprehensive measures should be systematically adopted.

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Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.

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Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.

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