Table 2.

Prevalence of workplace violence with respect to experience, designation and shift timings

	Parameter	N	Physical violence	Verbal abuse
Experience	≤ 5yrs	172 (58.3)	10 (90.9)	92 (62.6)
	6–10	60 (20.3)	1 (9.1)	26 ((17.7)
	11–15	45 (15.3)	0	26 (17.7)
	16–20	14 (4.7)	0	2 (1.4)
	>20 yrs	4 (1.4)	0	1 (0.7)
	Total	295	11	147
	p value		0.264	0.025 (S)
Designation	Consultant	36 (12.2)	0	13 (8.8)
	Senior resident	23 (7.8)	0	14 (9.5)
	Junior resident	100 (33.9)	7 (63.6)	53 (36.1)
	Staff nurse	136 (46.1)	4 (36.4)	67 (45.6)
	Total	295	11	147
	p value		0.139	0.236
Shift duty	Yes	226	9 (81.8)	116 (78.9)
	No	69	2 (18.2)	31 (21.1)
	Total	295	11	147
	p value		0.678	0.352

Figures in parentheses indicate percentages