Prevalence & Predicting Factors of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Department Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa: A Cross-sectional Study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Prof.Azazh, Aklilu(MD, Professor of Emergency & Critical Care Medicine) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr.Kefyalew, Merahi(MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency & Critical Care Medicine) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gurara,Kalkidan Kebede | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T10:40:19Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:38:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T10:40:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:38:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background Workplace violence is a pervasive problem among the healthcare sector worldwide and the Emergency department is one of the highest affected settings. Workplace violence (WPV) not only affects the performance of healthcare providers, but also leads to acute and chronic physical and psychological consequences which could lead to burnout, decreased work satisfaction, and the decision to leave the profession. There are few studies published that were done in different settings in Ethiopia that explored the prevalence of WPV but none was done in hospitals in Addis Ababa. Objective The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and predicting factors of workplace violence against healthcare workers practicing at various levels of hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods A prospective cross-sectional study was performed at three selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data regarding sociodemographic information, exposure to physical, psychological violence, and sexual harassment. Data were entered using SPSS Version 26 for coding and analysis. Summary statistics, descriptive statistics, chi-square, and Fisher’s Exact tests, and binary logistic regression were used to analyze independent variables’ association with workplace violence among ED staff. Results A total of 161 participants were included in the study. The 12-month prevalence of workplace violence was 80.7%. Of the 161 participants, 45% were physically attacked, 73% were verbally attacked and 19.3% experienced sexual harassment. Being an emergency resident was found to have a statistically significant association with exposure to WPV. Regarding the specific types of WPV, sexual harassment was found to be associated with gender and working outside regular hours. Consequences to victims of workplace violence were both physical and psychological and included injuries that required formal treatment, time is taken off work, and symptoms of anxiety, alertness, and avoidance of thinking of the incident. Conclusion There is a significantly high prevalence of WPV among emergency healthcare workers. There is a pattern of low reporting of incidents. Efforts need to be made towards making reporting procedures available and accessible to emergency healthcare workers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/29774 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Workplace violence, Emergency Department, Healthcare workers | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence & Predicting Factors of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Department Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa: A Cross-sectional Study | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |