Workplace violence against healthcare workers in Pakistan; call for action, if not now, then when? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Workplace violence (WPV) is a global problem that affects healthcare workers' physical and mental health and impairs work performance. Pakistan's healthcare system is not immune to WPV, which the World Health Organization recognises as an occupational hazard.

Objectives

The primary objective of this systematic review is to determine the prevalence of physical, verbal, or other forms of WPV in healthcare workers in Pakistan. Secondary objectives include identifying the associated risk factors and perpetrators of WPV.

Methods

A systematic review of six electronic databases was conducted through August 2022. Studies were included if they met the following criteria: 1) healthcare workers (HCWs), including physicians, nurses, and paramedic staff working in the p

SUBMITTER: Rehan ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature