Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and violence suffered by nurses, Alagoas, Brazil, 2022 (n = 131)

Characteristics	n	%
Gender Female	105	80.2
Male	26	19.8
Other	-	-
Age range (years) < 20	-	-
20-29	31	23.7
30-39	54	41.2
40-49	40	30.5
50-59	5	3.8
≥ 60	1	0.8
Race Mixed	86	65.6
Black	14	10.7
White	27	20.6
Indigenous	-	-
Asian	4	3.1
Professional category Clinical Nurse	52	39.7
Practical Nurse	79	60.3
Suffered violence during the pandemic Yes	70	53.4
No	61	46.6
Suffered psychological violence Yes	69	52.7
No	62	47.3
Suffered verbal abuse Yes	53	40.5
No	78	59.5
Suffered physical violence Yes	5	3.8
No	126	96.2
Suffered sexual violence Yes	3	2.3
No	128	97.7
Suffered violence from patients and/or their family members Yes	48	36.6
No	83	63.4
Suffered violence from coworkers Yes	33	25.2
No	98	74.8
Suffered violence from superiors Yes	29	22.1
No	102	77.9
Suffered violence while commuting to work Yes	37	28.2
No	94	71.8