Prevalence and Associated Factors of Violence against Hospital Staff at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Characteristics of staff participants ().

Item	Job description	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	206	47.3
	Female	229	52.3
Age	20–25	83	19.1
	26–30	142	32.6
	31–35	36	8.3
	36–40	65	14.9
	41–45	30	6.9
	46–50	37	8.5
	51–55	23	5.3
	>55	19	4.4
Marital status	Single	154	35.4
	Married	217	49.9
	Separated, widowed/divorced	64	14.7
Service year	<1	76	17.5
	1–5	46	10.6
	6–10	115	26.4
	11–15	85	19.5
	16–20	73	16.8
	>20	40	9.2
Health professional	Nurse	70	39.3
	Prescribes	49	27.5
	Pharmacy	22	12.4
	Laboratory	11	6.2
	Psychosocial worker	13	7.3
	Other professionals	13	7.3
Supportive staff	Office workers	94	36.6
	General service	163	63.4
No of staff in the same room	None	31	7.1
	1–5	66	15.2
	6–10	281	64.6
	11–15	9	2.1
	>15	48	11.0

Separated, widowed/divorced. Environmental, health officer, anesthesia, health assistants.