Open Access<p>Prevalence of Workplace Violence and Associated Factors Against Nurses Working in Public Health Facilities in Southern Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Haymanot Nigussie Weldehawaryat,
Feleke Gebremeskel,
Firdawek Getahun Negash
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s264178
Subject(s) - harassment , workplace violence , spouse , verbal abuse , medicine , public health , logistic regression , occupational safety and health , cross sectional study , domestic violence , descriptive statistics , sexual violence , environmental health , family medicine , suicide prevention , nursing , poison control , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Workplace violence is an important challenge faced by healthcare providers, especially nurses, throughout the world. But this issue is neglected in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of workplace violence and associated factors against nurses working in public health facilities.