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. 2021 May 13;18(10):5198. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105198

Table 3.

Prevalence of sexual harassment in the healthcare and social services sectors.

Sector Nonverbal Sexual
Harassment
Verbal Sexual
Harassment
Physical Sexual
Harassment
Count In % Count In % Count In %
Inpatient care facility (n = 292) 181 62.5 198 69.0 153 53.0
Outpatient care service (n = 107) 50 48.1 74 70.5 53 50.5
Psychiatric facility (n = 81) 53 66.2 54 68.3 30 38.0
Hospital (n = 123) 61 50.3 92 75.9 57 47.0
Workshop for disabled persons (n = 168) 123 73.6 103 62.0 77 46.9
Housing facility for disabled persons (n = 130) 89 69.0 74 57.7 63 49.5
Total (n = 884–890;
177–182 a/706–707 b)
557
(127 a/430 b)
62.5
(69.7 a/60.7 b)
595
(106 a/489 b)
67.1
(59.1 a/69.2 b)
433
(74 a/359 b)
48.9
(41.7 a/50.7 b)

Note: n = 901 (183 a/717 b) including missing variables. a = male, b = female; sexual harassment of social and healthcare workers by patients, clients, or residents is depicted.