Table 1.
Assessing association between selected covariates and physical violence against doctors in tertiary care hospitals using χ2 test (n = 406)
| Participants’ characteristics | Physical violence | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 50; 12.3%) | No (n = 356; 87.7%) | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age in years | ||||
| Less than 30 | 35 (70.0) | 118 (33.1) | 17.512 | < 0.001 |
| Equal or more than 30 | 15 (30.0) | 238 (66.9) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 32 (64.0) | 175 (49.2) | 3.865 | 0.049 |
| Female | 18 (36.0) | 181 (50.8) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 34 (68.0) | 106 (29.8) | 28.355 | < 0.001 |
| Ever married | 16 (32.0) | 250 (70.2) | ||
| Hospital | ||||
| Public | 39 (78.0) | 222 (62.4) | 4.671 | 0.031 |
| Private | 11 (22.0) | 134 (37.6) | ||
| Type of work | ||||
| Permanent | 33 (66.0) | 272 (76.4) | 2.540 | 0.081 |
| Contractual | 17 (34.0) | 84 (23.6) | ||
| Department | ||||
| Surgery | 13 (26.0) | 48 (13.5) | 25.892 | < 0.001 |
| Emergency | 25 (50.0) | 67 (18.8) | ||
| Other departments | 12 (24.0) | 248 (67.7) | ||
Other departments: Medicine, Orthopedics, ENT, Pediatrics, Intensive Care, Gynae & Obstetrics