TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Violence Against Primary Health Care Workers in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - El-Gilany, Abdel-Hady
A1  - El-Wehady, Adel
A1  - Amr, Mostafa
SP  - 716
EP  - 734
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - This self-report questionnaire study was carried out in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia to highlight the magnitude, predictors, and circumstances of workplace violence against primary health care (PHC) workers. A total of 1,091 workers completed a self-administered questionnaire. About 28% were exposed to at least one violent event during the past year. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the most important predictors of violence are high education of workers (OR = 9.3), working in emergency clinics (OR = 6.8), and in Hegar (OR = 3.2). Emotional and physical violence accounted for 92.1% and 7.9% of violent events, respectively. Unmet needs of patients, overcrowding, and reaction to injury or illness were the leading contributing factors for violence. There is a need for violence prevention and control program in health care facilities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260509334395
ID  - ref1
ER  -