Table 3.
Characteristics of general surgeons and correlation between violence
| Exposed to violence (n=61) | Not exposed (n=33) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Median (Min-Max) | 45 (26–64) | 45 (29–64) | 0.8491 |
| Duration of the work including recidency(year) | |||
| Median (Min-Max) | 16 (0–40) | 19 (4–40) | 0.2391 |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 52 (61.9) | 32 (38.1) | 0.0932 |
| Female | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | |
| Institution, n (%) | |||
| University hospital | 10 (50.0) | 10 (50.0) | 0.1243 |
| Training and research hospital of health ministry | 25 (78.1) | 7 (21.9) | |
| State hospital | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | |
| Private hospital | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | |
| Other | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | |
| Settlement of the hospital, n (%) | |||
| Metropolitan central district | 48 (64.9) | 26 (35.1) | 0.6563 |
| Metropolitan remote region | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | |
| Central district of a small city | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.3) | |
| Small town of a small city | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
1
Mann-Whitney U Test;
2
Fisher’s Exact Test;
3
Chi-squared test.