Table 5. Risk factors associated with physical violence among general practitioners and general nurses in township hospitals in Heilongjiang province; binary logistic regression model results.
| Physical aggression (n = 106) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Adjusted ORs | 95% CIs | ||
| Age | ≤35 | 28 | 26.4 | 1 | |
| 35–45 | 46 | 43.4 | 0.461** | (0.263, 0.809) | |
| ≥45 | 32 | 30.2 | 0.539* | (0.295, 0.984) | |
| Occupation | General practitioner | 40 | 37.7 | 1 | |
| General nurse | 66 | 62.3 | 2.739*** | (1.735, 4.322) | |
| Professional title | Senior | 34 | 32.1 | 1 | |
| Intermediate/Junior/No title | 72 | 67.9 | 0.622*** | (0.483, 0.800) | |
| Direct physical contact (washing, turning, lifting) with patients | Yes | 80 | 75.5 | 1 | |
| No | 26 | 24.5 | 0.411*** | (0.247, 0.685) | |
| Procedures for reporting violence in your workplace | Reporting when one has suffered psychological violence | 29 | 27.3 | 0.478** | (0.292, 0.782) |
| Reporting until instances involve physical violence | 4 | 3.8 | 0.088*** | (0.031, 0.248) | |
| No | 73 | 68.9 | 1 | ||
*p < 0.05
*p < 0.01
***p < 0.001.