Table 2 Prevalence & Pattern of violence
Prevalence of Violence | N = 427 n (%) |
|---|---|
Experienced and/or Witnessed | 427 (51) |
Experienced only | 33 (4) |
Witnessed only | 176 (21) |
Experienced and Witnessed | 218 (26) |
Type of healthcare facility | |
 Public | 396 (93) |
 Private | 31 (7) |
Level of healthcare facility | |
 Primary healthcare facility | 37 (9) |
 Tertiary healthcare facility | 390 (91) |
HealthCare Personnel | |
 Physicians | 104 (24) |
 Nurses | 84 (20) |
 Paramedics | 89 (21) |
 Support Staff | 150 (35) |
Gender of the healthcare personnel | |
 Male | 296 (69) |
 Female | 131 (31) |
Pattern of violence | |
 Verbal violence only | 192 (45) |
 Verbal & Physical violence | 100 (23) |
 Verbal, Facility damage & Physical violence | 92 (22) |
 Only Physical violence | 3 (0.7) |
 Only Facility damage | 2 (0.6) |
 Physical & Facility damage | 3 (0.7) |
 Verbal & Facility damage | 35 (8) |