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. 2017 Oct 26;12(10):e0186896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186896

Table 6. Harassment of women doctors at King Khalid University Hospital.

Gender   Age Total P-value
≤30 >30
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Female Female doctors face harassment by male doctors
Agree 17 (20.7) 3 (6.4) 20 (15.5) 0.036*
Neutral or Uncertain 26 (31.7) 12 (25.5) 38 (29.5)
Disagree 39 (47.6) 32 (68.1) 71 (55)
Total 82 (100) 47 (100) 129 (100)
Male Agree 14 (14.4) 10 (13) 24 (13.8) 0.881*
Neutral or Uncertain 21 (21.6) 19 (24.7) 40 (23)
Disagree 62 (63.9) 48 (62.3) 110 (63.2)
Total 97 (100) 77 (100) 174 (100)
Overall Agree 31 (17.3) 13 (10.5) 44 (14.5) 0.201
Neutral or Uncertain 47 (26.3) 31 (25) 78 (25.7)
Disagree 101 (56.4) 80 (64.5) 181 (59.7)
Total 179 (100) 124 (100) 303 (100)
Female Female doctors face harassment by male patients
Agree 37 (45.1) 10 (21.3) 47 (36.4) 0.002*
Neutral or Uncertain 28 (34.1) 14 (29.8) 42 (32.6)
Disagree 17 (20.7) 23 (48.9) 40 (31)
Total 82 (100) 47 (100) 129 (100)
Male Agree 32 (33) 14 (18.2) 46 (26.4) 0.061
Neutral or Uncertain 38 (39.2) 32 (41.6) 70 (40.2)
Disagree 27 (27.8) 31 (40.3) 58 (33.3)
Total 97 (100) 77 (100) 174 (100)
Overall Agree 69 (38.5) 24 (19.4) 93 (30.7) 0.000**
Neutral or Uncertain 66 (36.9) 46 (37.1) 112 (37)
Disagree 44 (24.6) 54 (43.5) 98 (32.3)
Total 179 (100) 124 (100) 303 (100)

*P-value<0.05

**P-value<0.0001

†Chi-square test