Citation

El Ghaziri M, Zhu S, Lipscomb J, Smith BA. J. Assoc. Nurses AIDS Care 2014; 25(1 Suppl): S79-89.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jana.2013.07.002

PMID

24177049

Abstract

Violence against health care workers perpetrated by clients and/or their friends and family (Type II) is a growing problem that can severely impact health care delivery. We examined the prevalence of Type II workplace violence among nurses and midwives in sub-Saharan Africa and its association with work status, schedule, and client characteristics. Nurses and midwives (n = 712) completed an anonymous survey while attending nursing meetings. Generalized estimating equation models, accounting for clustering within residing countries, were employed. Participants who were exposed to risky client characteristics (aOR = 1.39-1.78, p < .001), and those who worked more than 40 hours a week were more likely to have experienced Type II workplace violence (aOR = 1.72-2.15, p < .05). Findings will inform policy and organization level interventions needed to minimize nurses' and midwives' exposure to Type II workplace violence by identifying risky clients and addressing long work hours.

Language: en