Table 4.
Univariate & multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with workplace violence among health care workers working at health facilities in Gondar, March 2016(n = 531)
| Variables | Workplace violence | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | no | |||
| Working department | ||||
| Emergency | 40 | 6 | 7.71(3.10,19.20)*** | 3.99(1.49,10.73)** |
| Inpatient | 131 | 57 | 2.66(1.71,4.11) | 1.41(0.78,2.55) |
| Othera | 8 | 17 | 0.54(0.22,1.33) | 0.42(0.16,1.11) |
| Pharmacy/laboratory | 54 | 54 | 1.15(0.71,1.88) | 0.91(0.24,3.47) |
| OPD | 76 | 88 | 1 | 1 |
| Shift work | ||||
| Yes | 227 | 109 | 2.87(1.99,4.13)*** | 1.98(1.28,3.03)** |
| No | 82 | 113 | 1 | 1 |
| Years of experiences | ||||
| 1–5 | 206 | 102 | 2.40(1.35,4.26)** | 3.09(1.20,7.98)* |
| 6–10 | 71 | 80 | 1.05(0.57,1.95) | 1.38(0.55,3.51) |
| 11–15 | 6 | 9 | 0.79(0.25,2.52) | 1.47(0.36,6.01) |
| 16+ | 26 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Nurse/ Midwife | 221 | 118 | 6.74(2.44,18.62)*** | 4.06(1.20,13.74)* |
| HO | 13 | 21 | 2.23(0.66,7.46) | 2.49(0.61,10.06) |
| Pharmacist/Laboratory | 56 | 55 | 3.66(1.27,10.56) | 3.63(0.60,21.88) |
| Otherb | 14 | 10 | 5.04(1.40,18.14) | 4.06(0.91,18.11) |
| GP | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Ownership | ||||
| Private | 49 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | 260 | 155 | 2.29(1.50,3.49)*** | 1.22(0.56,2.66) |
| Type of facility | ||||
| Hospitals | 231 | 130 | 3.35(2.00,5.61)*** | 1.20(0.48,3.03) |
| Health center | 51 | 41 | 2.35(1.26,4.37) | 1.23(0.44,3.43) |
| Private clinics | 27 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| Age(in years) | ||||
| ≤ 25 | 36 | 40 | 0.55(0.32,0.95)* | 1.69(0.69,4.14) |
| 26–35 | 170 | 119 | 0.87(0.59,1.29) | 1.38(0.86,2.25) |
| ≥ 36 | 103 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| Employment | ||||
| Full timer | 296 | 201 | 1 | 1 |
| Contract | 13 | 21 | 0.42(0.20,0.85)* | 1.10(0.42,2.87) |
NB: statically significant at * = p < 0.05, ** = p ≤ 0.006, *** = p ≤ 0.0001
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bphysiotherapist, anthesist, optometrists, psychiatrists, radiographers