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Table 3 Organizational and intervention related factors

From: Prevalence, risk factors and psychological consequences of workplace violence among health workers in the Greater Accra region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency (607)

Percentage (%)

Reporting system for hazards

  

No

55

9.06

Yes

431

71.00

Don’t know

121

19.33

Understaffed

  

No

206

33.94

Yes

401

66.06

Felt safe while working

  

No

59

9.72

Yes

548

90.28

Felt adequately secured in facility

  

No

154

25.37

Yes

453

74.63

Policy on workplace violence

  

No

251

41.35

Yes

310

51.07

Don’t know

46

7.58

Trained on report of violence

  

No

217

35.75

Yes

390

64.25

Trained to recognize violence

  

No

353

58.15

Yes

254

41.85