@article{ref1,
title="Workplace violence in the healthcare sector: the experience of state health employees in Bahia State, Brazil",
journal="Cadernos de Saude Publica",
year="2014",
author="Silva, Iracema Viterbo and Aquino, Estela M. L. and Pinto, Isabela Cardoso de Matos",
volume="30",
number="10",
pages="2112-2122",
abstract="This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-reported violence suffered by healthcare workers, using a cross-sectional design with a sample of 679 State health employees through face-to-face interviews and a questionnaire. Of the respondents, 25.9% (95%CI: 22.6%-29.2%) reported having suffered at least one form of violence, with verbal aggression as the most frequent (19.4%). Women aged 25-39 suffered 80% more violence than older women (OR = 1.8; 95%CI: 1.1-3.0). Female physicians were the most frequently affected group (OR = 2.5; 95%CI: 1.2-12.5). Among men, a nearly fourfold increase in healthcare workplace violence was associated with age 25 to 39 years (OR = 3.9; 95%CI: 1.9-16.4) and nurse assistants or nurse technicians (PR = 3.9; 95%CI: 1.1-13.2). This study can help raise awareness concerning healthcare workplace violence and support policies for health workers' care, with repercussions on quality of care for health services users.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="0102-311X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}