Workplace violence and its associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals of eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Workplace violence is one of the global health concerns. Although nurses are the backbone of the health care provision, they are highly subjected to workplace violence in healthcare. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of evidence on the extent of workplace violence against nurses in Ethiopia in general and Eastern Ethiopia in particular. Hence, this study aimed to assess the extent of workplace violence against nurses and its associated factors among nurse professionals working at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 603 nurses working in public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia. Nurses were recruited using a simple random sampling method at their workplace (health facilities). A pretested self-administer

SUBMITTER: Legesse H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature