Table 6.
Gender-stratified logistic stepwise regression analysis of associated factors for WPV among Chinese general practitioners
| Variable | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any type of WPV*a | Physical violenceb | Non-physical violencec | Any type of WPV*d | Physical violencee | Non-physical violencef | |
| Education level (ref. Associate’s degree or vocational diploma) | ||||||
| Bachelor degree | – | – | – | – | 1.68 (1.14–2.47) | |
| Master degree or higher | – | – | – | – | 2.11 (1.22–3.67) | |
| Practice setting (ref. Urban) | ||||||
| Rural | 0.70 (0.52–0.94) | – | 0.69 (0.51–0.93) | 0.57 (0.37–0.86) | – | 0.59 (0.38–0.89) |
| Weekly working hours (ref. < 40) | ||||||
| 40– | – | 0.50 (0.30–0.81) | – | – | – | – |
| ≥ 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daily consultation numbers (ref. < 20) | ||||||
| 20– | – | – | 1.41 (1.01–1.97) | – | – | – |
| ≥ 40 | 1.81 (1.29–2.56) | – | 1.99 (1.41–2.81) | 2.52 (1.76–3.63) | – | 2.46 (1.71–3.55) |
| Home visit (ref. Never) | ||||||
| Occasion | 0.46 (0.27–0.81) | 0.42 (0.22–0.83) | 0.45 (0.26–0.79) | – | – | – |
| Frequent | – | 0.44 (0.23–0.83) | – | – | – | – |
| Occupational development opportunities (ref. Low) | ||||||
| Middle | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| High | – | – | – | – | – | 0.54 (0.32–0.91) |
| Work environment (ref. Bad) | ||||||
| Fair | – | – | – | 0.57 (0.40–0.79) | – | 0.55 (0.40–0.77) |
| Good | 0.58 (0.38–0.89) | – | 0.57 (0.37–0.88) | 0.65 (0.43–1.00) | – | 0.65 (0.43–0.98) |
| Relationship between colleagues (ref. Bad) | ||||||
| Fair | – | – | – | – | 0.17 (0.03–0.81) | – |
| Good | – | 0.23 (0.07–0.77) | – | – | 0.09 (0.02–0.41) | – |
| Physician–patient relations (ref. Bad) | ||||||
| Fair | 0.52 (0.38–0.72) | 0.52 (0.36–0.77) | 0.51 (0.37–0.70) | 0.43 (0.31–0.60) | 0.38 (0.23–0.62) | 0.39 (0.29–0.53) |
| Good | 0.22 (0.14–0.35) | 0.20 (0.12–0.36) | 0.21 (0.13–0.34) | 0.23 (0.15–0.36) | 0.24 (0.13–0.45) | 0.19 (0.13–0.28) |
| Practice environment (ref. Bad) | ||||||
| Fair | 0.62 (0.45–0.86) | – | 0.61 (0.44–0.85) | 0.68 (0.49–0.94) | – | – |
| Good | – | – | – | 0.56 (0.33–0.95) | – | – |
WPV workplace violence
*Includes those who experienced only physical, only non-physical, or both types of workplace violence
aAdjustment for practice setting (urban, rural), daily consultation numbers (< 20, 20–, ≥ 40), home visit (never, occasion, frequent), work environment (bad, fair, good), physician–patient relations (bad, fair, good), and practice environment (bad, fair, good), which were included in the final model during the stepwise process
bAdjustment for weekly working hours (≤ 40, 40–, > 50), home visit (never, occasion, frequent), relationship between colleagues (bad, fair, good), and physician–patient relations (bad, fair, good), which were included in the final model during the stepwise process
cAdjustment for practice setting (urban, rural), daily consultation numbers (< 20, 20–, ≥ 40), home visit (never, occasion, frequent), work environment (bad, fair, good), physician–patient relations (bad, fair, good), and practice environment (bad, fair good), which were included in the final model during the stepwise process
dAdjustment for practice setting (urban, rural), daily consultation numbers (< 20, 20–, ≥ 40), work environment (bad, fair, good), physician–patient relations (bad, fair, good), and practice environment (bad, fair, good), which were included in the final model during the stepwise process
eAdjustment for relationship between colleagues (bad, fair, good) and physician–patient relations (bad, fair, good), which were included in the final model during the stepwise process
fAdjustment for education level (associate’s degree or vocational diploma, bachelor degree, master degree or higher), practice setting (urban, rural), daily consultation numbers (< 20, 20–, ≥ 40), occupational development opportunities (fewer, general, more), work environment (bad, fair, good), and physician–patient relations (bad, fair, good), which were included in the final model during the stepwise process