Table 1.

Different traits of reported workplace violence in health sector of Bangladesh between May 2014 and May, 2017

Different traits of violence	Frequency (%)
Type of healthcare facility
Public	51 (91.1%)
Private	5 (8.9%)
Level of healthcare facility
Primary	22 (39.3%)
Secondary	12 (21.4%)
Tertiary	22 (39.3%)
Department of healthcare facility
Emergency	29 (51.8%)
Indoor	23 (41.1%)
Outdoor	2 (3.6%)
Other	2 (3.6%)
Type of violence
Physical	54 (96.4%)
Psychological	2 (3.6%)
Professional category of victim
Physician	54 (96.4%)
Nurse	1 (1.8%)
Other	1 (1.8%)
Professional status of victim
Internship physician	9 (16.1%)
Entry level physician	34 (60.7%)
Mid-level physician	7 (12.5%)
Consultant	2 (3.7%)
Senior professional	2 (3.7%)
Other	2 (3.7%)
Immediate consequence of violence
Strike	17 (30.4%)
Peaceful protest	15 (26.8%)
Stoppage of services	5 (8.9%)
Law enforcement	6 (10.7%)
Not reported	13 (23.2%)
Follow up of violence
Yes	2 (3.6%)
No	54 (96.4%)