Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Background: Violence is common among security personnel. To the best of the authors' knowledge no recent studies have investigated this problem. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of violence against hospital security personnel and describe circumstances of viole...
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| author | Ahmed A. Albadry Abdel-Hady El-Gilany Hala Samir Abou-ElWafa |
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| description | Background: Violence is common among security personnel. To the best of the authors' knowledge no recent studies have investigated this problem. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of violence against hospital security personnel and describe circumstances of violence, type of perpetrators, and victims’ response. Methods: In total, 170 security personnel from a university hospital in Egypt were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using the Arabic version of a questionnaire developed by the International Labour Office. Results: The majority (87.3%) of security personnel reported violence exposure in the past year. Being a woman and working more than 5 years were independent predictors of violence exposure. The commonest forms of physical violence were pushing and beating. Verbal abuse and threats were the commonest emotional violence. Patients and their relatives/friends were the commonest perpetrators of violence. Conclusions: Violence is common among hospital security personnel in this setting. Adequate training and recruitment of more security personnel may contribute to decreasing violence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc7e6a34d19b41aea40ace58b6e627562022-12-21T23:26:30ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022020-05-01910.12688/f1000research.23252.125671Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]Ahmed A. Albadry0Abdel-Hady El-Gilany1Hala Samir Abou-ElWafa2Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health, Public Health & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptPublic Health and Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptIndustrial Medicine and Occupational Health, Public Health & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptBackground: Violence is common among security personnel. To the best of the authors' knowledge no recent studies have investigated this problem. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of violence against hospital security personnel and describe circumstances of violence, type of perpetrators, and victims’ response. Methods: In total, 170 security personnel from a university hospital in Egypt were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using the Arabic version of a questionnaire developed by the International Labour Office. Results: The majority (87.3%) of security personnel reported violence exposure in the past year. Being a woman and working more than 5 years were independent predictors of violence exposure. The commonest forms of physical violence were pushing and beating. Verbal abuse and threats were the commonest emotional violence. Patients and their relatives/friends were the commonest perpetrators of violence. Conclusions: Violence is common among hospital security personnel in this setting. Adequate training and recruitment of more security personnel may contribute to decreasing violence.https://f1000research.com/articles/9-347/v1 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed A. Albadry Abdel-Hady El-Gilany Hala Samir Abou-ElWafa Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] F1000Research |
| title | Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_full | Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_fullStr | Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_short | Workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_sort | workplace violence against security personnel at a university hospital in egypt a cross sectional study version 1 peer review 2 approved |
| url | https://f1000research.com/articles/9-347/v1 |
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