Factors associated with sexual violence among waitresses working in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When a worker is abused, threatened, or assaulted while at work, it poses an explicit or implicit threat to his/her safety, well-being, or health. However, the magnitude and understanding of the problem and its associated factors have received little attention in low and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to ascertain the magnitude, perceptions, and associated factors of workplace sexual violence among waitresses in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Methods

Parallel sampling was used in a facility-based convergent mixed-methods study. A multistage sampling technique was used to select study participants. Four hundred six waitresses provided quantitative information. To collect data, a pretested structured interview administered questionnaire wa

SUBMITTER: Worke MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9172177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature