Table 2.
Comparison of participants with and without history of assault (n=467)
| Variable | Participants with history of assault (n=325) Mean (SD)/n (%)/median (IQR) | Participants with no history of assault (n=142) Mean (SD)/n (%)/median (IQR) | t (df)/Chi-square (df)/MWU; P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 30.52 (3.92) | 29.32 (4.74) | 2.85 (464); 0.005** |
| Psychiatry training completedb | |||
| Up to 25% | 96 (29.54) | 68 (47.89) | 16.36 (3); 0.001** |
| 26%-50% | 71 (21.85) | 28 (19.72) | |
| 51%-75% | 60 (18.46) | 21 (14.79) | |
| 76%-100% | 98 (30.15) | 25 (17.60) | |
| Psychiatry training completedc | 50.00 (81.50-20.00) | 31.00 (68.00-05.00) | 18140; <0.001*** |
| Genderb | |||
| Male | 152 (46.77) | 69 (48.59) | 0.13 (1); 0.71 |
| Female | 173 (53.23) | 73 (51.41) | |
| Specialtyb | |||
| General psychiatry | 263 (80.92) | 114 (80.28) | 0.49 (2); 0.78 |
| Child and adolescent psychiatry | 52 (16.00) | 25 (17.61) | |
| Other specialties | 10 (03.08) | 3 (02.11) | |
| Training for aggression prevention and management in the hospitalb | |||
| Yes | 126 (38.77) | 47 (33.09) | 1.36 (1); 0.24 |
| No/I don’t know | 199 (61.23) | 95 (66.91) | |
| Established protocol in case of violence presentb | |||
| Yes | 52 (16.00) | 31 (21.83) | 2.30 (2); 0.31 |
| Some actions are usually taken, but there is not an established protocol | 147 (45.23) | 60 (42.25) | |
| No/don’t know/other | 126 (38.77) | 51 (35.92) | |
| Asian regionb | |||
| South Asia | 195 (60.00) | 76 (53.52) | 13.41 (2) n; 0.001** |
| South-East Asia | 78 (24.00) | 23 (16.20) | |
| East Asia | 52 (16.00) | 43 (30.28) |
df=degree of freedom, IQR=interquartile range, MWU=Mann-Whitney U, SD=standard deviation. South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; South-East Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand; East Asia: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Japan, The People’s Republic of China, The Republic of China. at-Test. bChi-square test. cMW U-test