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. 2022 Nov 28;68(11):1524–1529. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20220345

Table 2. Types of violence against health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic by sociodemographic data.

Episode of violence N (%) Verbal violence N (%) Physical violence N (%) Sexual violence N (%) Racial violence N (%)
Yes No
Gender (N=113)
Women 48 (61.5) 30 (38.5) 47 (60.2) 6 (7.7) 5 (6.4) 4 (5.1)
Men 17 (48.6) 18 (51.4) 17 (48.6) 4 (11.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Age (N=113)
20–29 10 (66.7) 5 (33.3) 10 (66.7) 2 (13.3) 2 (13.3) 1 (6.7)
30–39 34 (66.7) 17 (33.3) 33 (64.7) 4 (7.8) 3 (5.9) 1 (2.0)
40–49 12 (52.1) 11 (47.9) 12 (52.2) 4 (17.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.4)
50–59 6 (37.5) 10 (62.5) 6 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3)
60 or above 3 (37.5) 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Ethnicity (N=113)
White 48 (58.5) 34 (41.5) 48 (58.5) 7 (8.5) 3 (3.7) 1 (1.2)
Brown 17 (63.0) 10 (37.0) 16 (59.3) 3 (11.1) 2 (7.4) 3 (11.1)
Other 0 (0.0) 4 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Marital status (N=113)
Single 15 (62.5) 9 (37.5) 15 (62.5) 2 (8.3) 2 (8.3) 0 (0.0)
Married 35 (53.9) 30 (46.1) 35 (53.9) 5 (7.7) 2 (3.1) 1 (1.5)
Living together 11 (73.3) 4 (26.7) 11 (73.3) 3 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7)
Other 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) 3 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 2 (22.2)
Region of Brazil (N=113)
South 36 (57.1) 27 (42.9) 35 (55.6) 7 (11.1) 3 (4.8) 3 (4.8)
Southeast 18 (52.9) 16 (47.1) 18 (52.9) 3 (8.8) 1 (2.9) 1 (2.9)
Midwest 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7) 5 (83.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.7) 0 (0.0)
North 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Northeast 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Religion (N=113)
No religion 10 (62.5) 6 (37.5) 9 (56.3) 1 (6.3) 1 (6.3) 2 (12.5)
Catholic 37 (56.9) 28 (43.1) 37 (56.9) 6 (9.5) 3 (4.6) 1 (1.5)
Evangelical 7 (43.8) 9 (56.20 7 (43.8) 2 (12.5) 1 (6.3) 0 (0.0)
Kardecism 11 (78.6) 3 (21.4) 11 (78.6) 1 (7.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1)
Afro-Brazilian traditions 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Other 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

One participant did not respond about data during the pandemic.