Table 2.
Types of WPB and characteristics of the perpetrator.
| Variables | Frequency, n | Percentage, % |
|---|---|---|
| Types of Violencea | ||
| Verbal abuse | 193 | 46.2 |
| Mental abuse | 183 | 43.8 |
| Physical violence | 28 | 6.7 |
| Sexual harassment | 14 | 3.3 |
| Characteristics of the Perpetratorsa | ||
| Staff Category | ||
| Professional (n = 357) | ||
| Hospital management | 26 | 7.3 |
| Specialist doctors | 75 | 21.0 |
| Medical officers | 187 | 52.4 |
| Trainee doctors | 69 | 19.3 |
| Supporting staff (n = 197) | ||
| Staff nurses | 162 | 82.2 |
| Medical assistants | 16 | 8.2 |
| Other support staffs | 19 | 9.6 |
| Non-staff (n = 67) | ||
| Patients | 38 | 56.7 |
| Patient's family members | 21 | 31.3 |
| Visitors | 4 | 6.0 |
| Others | 4 | 6.0 |
| Gender of Perpetrators | ||
| Professional (n = 281) | ||
| Males | 132 | 47.0 |
| Females | 149 | 53.0 |
| Supporting staff (n = 209) | ||
| Males | 39 | 18.7 |
| Females | 170 | 81.3 |
| Non-staff (n = 88) | ||
| Males | 41 | 46.6 |
| Females | 47 | 53.4 |
| Department of Perpetrators | ||
| General medicine | 95 | 17.1 |
| General surgery | 144 | 25.9 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 118 | 21.2 |
| Paediatrics | 51 | 9.2 |
| Orthopaedics | 88 | 15.8 |
| Emergency medicine | 21 | 3.7 |
| Anaesthesiology | 35 | 6.2 |
| Psychiatric | 2 | 0.4 |
| Primary care | 3 | 0.5 |
a
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