Prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment within orthopedic surgery in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender-based and sexual harassment are prevalent in the medical profession. We aimed to quantify the prevalence of such behaviours within orthopedic surgery in Canada and to identify any risk factors for experiencing gender-based or sexual harassment in the workplace.

Methods

In collaboration with the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, we conducted a Canada-wide email questionnaire survey in June 2019 of all orthopedic surgeons registered with the Canadian Orthopaedic Association and the Canadian Orthopaedic Residents' Association. The development of our questionnaire was informed by a review of the literature and published surveys on gender-based and sexual harassment, and consultation with researchers in intimate partner violence. We conducted a multivariable log

SUBMITTER: Giglio V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8802889 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature