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. 2020 Dec 16;7(1):e10. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.137

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and probable mental health problems associated with discrimination and BHA among healthcare practitionersa

Discrimination BHA
Experiencing Witnessing Experiencing Witnessing Total
n % OR 95% CI n % OR 95% CI n % OR 95% CI n % OR 95% CI n %
Overall 195 21 161 17 413 44 239 26
Gender
Male 18 11 1.00 1.00–1.00 26 15 1.00 1.00–1.00 59 36 1.00 1.00–1.00 41 25 1.00 1.00–1.00 167 24
Female 177 24 2.45 1.45–4.12 135 18 1.22 0.77–1.95 354 46 1.52 1.07–2.16 198 26 1.06 0.72–1.58 764 76
Age group (years)
<25 35 13 1.00 1.00–1.00 26 10 1.00 1.00–1.00 94 37 1.00 1.00–1.00 47 19 1.00 1.00–1.00 251 27
25–34 78 17 1.33 0.86–2.07 77 17 1.83 1.13–2.97 198 43 1.27 0.92–1.75 116 26 1.50 1.02–2.22 449 48
35–44 47 32 3.06 1.84–5.10 35 25 3.02 1.70–5.34 73 52 1.83 1.20–2.81 44 31 1.99 1.22–3.24 142 16
45 35 39 4.13 2.34–7.30 23 27 3.32 1.75–6.30 48 53 1.89 1.14–3.13 32 38 2.66 1.53–4.62 89 10
Ethnicity
White British 59 14 1.00 1.00–1.00 57 13 1.00 1.00–1.00 174 41 1.00 1.00–1.00 100 24 1.00 1.00–1.00 421 44
White other 20 18 1.31 0.74–2.32 21 20 1.60 0.91–2.80 55 49 1.43 0.93–2.21 24 22 0.91 0.54–1.51 107 11
Black 62 35 3.08 2.00–4.74 42 24 2.04 1.30–3.21 91 52 1.58 1.10–2.25 56 33 1.56 1.05–2.31 179 22
Asian 42 24 1.95 1.23–3.08 30 17 1.35 0.82–2.20 70 41 1.03 0.71–1.49 43 25 1.05 0.69–1.60 166 21
Mixed 12 20 1.63 0.81–3.28 11 21 1.69 0.82–3.49 23 39 0.93 0.53–1.65 15 26 1.16 0.61–2.20 57 4
Migrant status
Non-migrant 99 16 1.00 1.00–1.00 89 14 1.00 1.00–1.00 251 41 1.00 1.00–1.00 144 24 1.00 1.00–1.00 603 63
Migrant 96 29 2.08 1.50–2.89 72 22 1.71 1.20–2.43 162 49 1.36 1.03–1.80 95 30 1.35 0.99–1.85 328 37
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual 172 21 1.00 1.00–1.00 134 17 1.00 1.00–1.00 347 43 1.00 1.00–1.00 201 25 1.00 1.00–1.00 806 88
Non-heterosexual 17 16 0.69 0.39–1.21 22 20 1.26 0.75–2.12 50 49 1.30 0.84–2.00 29 28 1.11 0.69–1.79 99 12
Occupational group
Medical 16 10 1.00 1.00–1.00 25 16 1.00 1.00–1.00 57 39 1.00 1.00–1.00 39 26 1.00 1.00–1.00 138 17
Allied health professional/ psychological therapy 16 17 1.88 0.87–4.05 20 21 1.43 0.73–2.81 29 30 0.69 0.39–1.23 26 29 1.19 0.65–2.18 93 10
Nurse 128 22 2.60 1.47–4.61 95 16 1.03 0.63–1.70 279 47 1.41 0.96–2.07 146 25 0.96 0.63–1.48 600 65
Healthcare assistant 23 31 4.22 2.02–8.81 13 19 1.22 0.57–2.60 34 45 1.31 0.73–2.35 20 27 1.07 0.56–2.05 75 8
Other 12 48 8.49 3.24–22.28 8 33 2.58 0.98–6.78 14 53 1.79 0.74–4.30 8 33 1.41 0.55–3.60 25 0

BHA, bullying, harassment and abuse.

a.

Numbers (n), weighted percentages (%), odds ratios (OR) and 95% CIs are shown.