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Table 8 Effects of Physical, Verbal and Sexual Violence on Health Workers

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

Variable

Physical n (%)

Verbal n (%)

Sexual n (%)

Repeated disturbing memories of the incident

   

Not at all

54 (45.38)

160 (49.38)

19 (42.22)

A little bit

47 (39.50)

92 (28.40)

16 (35.56)

Moderately

13 (10.92)

38 (11.73)

4 (8.89)

Quite a bit

4 (3.36)

25 (7.72)

6 (13.33)

Extremely

1 (0.84)

9 (2.78)

-

Avoiding thinking or talking about the incident

   

Not at all

45 (37.82)

105 (32.41)

16 (35.56)

A little bit

46 (38.66)

110 (33.95)

11 (24.44)

Moderately

21 (17.65)

51 (15.74)

7 (15.56)

Quite a bit

5 (4.20)

31 (9.57)

7 (15.56)

Extremely

2 (1.68)

27 (8.33)

4 (8.89)

Being ‘super alert’ or watchful and on guard

   

Not at all

28 (23.53)

49 (15.12)

16 (35.56)

A little bit

31 (26.05)

62 (19.14)

11 (24.44)

Moderately

18 (15.13)

74 (22.84)

7 (15.56)

Quite a bit

16 (13.45)

54 (16.67)

7 (15.56)

Extremely

26 (21.85)

85 (26.23)

4 (8.89)