@article{ref1,
title="Workplace violence among health-care workers in emergency departments of public  hospitals in Dammam, Saudi Arabia",
journal="Eastern Mediterranean health journal",
year="2020",
author="Harthi, Moussa and Olayan, Mohammed and Abugad, Hassan and Abdel Wahab, Moataza",
volume="26",
number="12",
pages="1473-1481",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is a serious occupational health problem. Emergency  health-care workers have a high risk of exposure to violence with negative personal  consequences. AIMS: To estimate the prevalence and possible associated factors of  workplace violence among health-care workers in emergency departments of public  hospitals in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted  during August to October 2018 at 4 emergency departments of public hospitals  belonging to the Saudi Ministry of Health. Data were collected using a  self-administered questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 380 questionnaires distributed, 324  were returned (85% response rate). Almost two thirds of the participants were women  (66.4%) and more than half (54%) were nurses. A total of 155 health-care workers  (47.8%) had experienced at least 1 type of violent incident in the preceding 12  months. Of the total violence incidents, 52% were verbal abuse, 19% were physical  violence, and sexual harassment (3%) was the least common. Lack of encouragement to  report incidents and Saudi nationality were the only significant variables  associated with workplace violence. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Workplace violence was prevalent,  and verbal abuse was the commonest type among health-care workers in emergency  departments of Saudi hospitals. Encouragement to report violent incidents and  raising awareness among health-care workers about violence reporting systems are  important strategies to improve workplace safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1020-3397",
doi="10.26719/emhj.20.069",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/emhj.20.069"
}