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Violence Against Primary Health Care Workers in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

¹ Mansoura University, Egypt
² Directorate of Health in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia
³ King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ahgilany{at}gmail.com.

	Abstract

This self-report questionnaire study was carried out in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia to highlight the magnitude, predictors, and circumstances of workplace violence against primary health care (PHC) workers. A total of 1,091 workers completed a self-administered questionnaire. About 28% were exposed to at least one violent event during the past year. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the most important predictors of violence are high education of workers (OR = 9.3), working in emergency clinics (OR = 6.8), and in Hegar (OR = 3.2). Emotional and physical violence accounted for 92.1% and 7.9% of violent events, respectively. Unmet needs of patients, overcrowding, and reaction to injury or illness were the leading contributing factors for violence. There is a need for violence prevention and control program in health care facilities.

First published on June 3, 2009
Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2009, doi:10.1177/0886260509334395


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