Table 3.
Predictors and the likelihood of experiencing workplace violence during the previous year among studied cases
| Variable |
Experience of violence
|
P | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=30) | Yes (n=228) | ||||
| Age (year) | |||||
| 21-30 | 12 (4.7) | 144 (55.8) | 0.007 | 6.011 | 0.995 - 36.176 |
| 31-40 | 8 (3.1) | 59 (22.9) | 3.687 | 0.579 - 23.476 | |
| 41-50 | 8 (3.1) | 21 (8.1) | 1.312 | 0.220 - 8.624 | |
| 51-60 | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.6) | Ref | ||
| Profession | |||||
| Physician | 12 (3.1) | 48 (20.2) | 0.031 | 1.809 | 1.024-11.437 |
| Nurse | 16 (7.8) | 171 (64.7) | 6.143 | 1.460-18.078 | |
| Nurse aide | 2 (0.8) | 9 (3.5) | Ref | ||
| Work experience (year) | |||||
| 1-5 | 9 (3.5) | 93 (36.1) | 0.014 | 2.848 | 1.102-7.360 |
| 5-10 | 8 (3.1) | 90 (34.9) | 3.010 | 1.145-7.917 | |
| > 10 | 13 (5.0) | 45 (17.4) | Ref | ||
| Type of Hospital | |||||
| University hospital | 6 (2.3) | 71 (27.5) | 0.026 | 2.431 | 1.059-7.769 |
| Tertiary hospital | 8 (3.1) | 91 (35.3) | 2.746 | 1.115-6.823 | |
| Secondary hospital | 16 (6.2) | 66 (25.6) | Ref | ||
OR: Odds Ratio, Ref: reference, CI: connfidence interval. Data are presented as number (%).