Sexual harassment and organisational silencing in nursing: a cross-sectional study in Greece.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the frequency of sexual harassment among female nurses in the Greek health system and the nurses' reluctance to report their experiences.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Greece.

Participants

1264 female nurses of working age across different settings responded to the Sexual Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ) web-based format between October 2020 and February 2021. The period investigated by the SEQ was the participant's entire professional life. The final sample consisted of 1217 nurses with valid data on the frequency of sexually harassing behaviours (gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, sexual coercion) and the reasons for not reporting sexual harassment.

Main outcome measures

The frequency of sexual harass

SUBMITTER: Papantoniou P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8593725 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature