Research Article

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

Table 6

Bivariate Binary logistic regression of violence among AMSH staffs ().

Characteristics Physical violenceVerbal violenceSexual harassment
Yes N (%)COR (95%–CI) Yes N (%)COR (95%-CI) Yes N (%)COR (95%–CI)

Sex Male 106 (44.0)0.738 (0.505–1.079) [0.117]106 (49.3)1.167 (.801–1.701) [.422]83 (47.7).642 (.428–.962) [.032]
Female 135 (56.0)Reference 109 (50.7)Reference 91 (52.3)Reference
Age 20–25 years 38 (15.8).869 (.505–1.495) [.611]42 (19.5)1.573 (.911–2.717) [.001]27 (15.5).800 (.461–1.389) [.012]
26–30 years70 (29.0)Reference 56 (26.0)Reference 58 (33.3)Reference
31–35 years25 (10.4)2.338 (1.070–5.108) [.033]21 (9.8)2.150 (1.023–4.521) [.044]9 (5.2)2.492 (1.133–5.482) [.428]
36–40 years34 (14.1)1.128 (.627–2.030) [.688]29 (13.5)1.237 (.683–2.240) [.482]17 (9.8)1.039 (.572–1.884) [.023]
41–45 years19 (7.9)1.777 (.789–4.002) [.165]11 (5.1).889 (.393–2.009) [777] 15 (8.6)1.556 (.682–3.548) [ .901]
46–50 years23 (9.5)1.690 (.805–3.547) [.165]21 (9.8)2.016 (.969–4.192) [.061]16 (9.2)1.679 (.796–3.539) [.293]
51–55 years14 (5.8)1.600 (.651–3.547) [.306]20 (9.3)10.238 (2.906–36.068) [.000]20 (11.5)1.657 (.670–4.098) [.173]
>55 years18 (5.5)8.514 (2.407–14.439) [.005]15 (7.0)5.759 (1.818–18.245) [.003]12 (6.9)19.649 (2.545–151.714) [.274]
Marital status Married 74 (34.7)Reference 73 (34.0)Reference 79 (45.5)Reference
Single128 (53.1).643 (.424–.975) [.038]108 (50.2).910 (.602–1.375) [.653]70 (40.2)1.456 (.956–2.217) [.080]
Others39 (16.2) 1.085 (.613–1.919).78034 (15.8)1.144 (.654–1.999).63725 (14.4)1.120 (.631–1.986).699
Hospital staffNurse45 (45.9)Reference42 (42.9)Reference37 (43.0)Reference
Prescribes25 (25.5).579 (.275–1.217) [.149]26 (26.5).754 (.361–1.575) [.452]25 (29.1).929 (.447–1.929) [0.773]
Pharmacy6 (6.1).208 (.072–.600) [.004]5 (5.1).196 (.065–.593) [.004]4 (4.7).198 (.061–.645) [.007]
Laboratory3 (3.1) .208 (.051–.857) [.030]5 (5.1).556 (.155–1.997) [.368]4 (4.7).510 (.137–1.898) [.315]
Psycho–social worker 9 (9.2)1.250 (.349–4.474) [.732] 10 (10.2)2.222 (.561–8.798) [.255] 6 (7.0).764 (.233–2.506) [.657]
Others10 (10.2)1.852 (.466–7.359) [.381]10 (10.2)2.222 (.561–8.798) [.255]10 (11.6)2.973 (.753–11.734) [.320]
Office work48 (19.9).580 (.307–1.093) [.092]39 (18.1).473 (.252–.888) [.020]21 (12.1).257 (.131–.504) [.000]
General service 95 (39.4).776 (.435–1.386) [.391]78 (36.3).612 (.347–1.080) [.090]67 (38.5).622 (.354–1.094) [.099]
Service year < one year36 (14.9)1.444 (.692–3.017) [.328]33 (15.3)1.303 (.625–2.717) [.480]15 (8.6)3.416 (1.520–7.677) [.414]
1–5 year26 (10.8)1.444 (.807–2.585) [.216]23 (10.7)1.002 (.559–1.798) [.994]21 (12.1)2.340 (1.185–4.621) [ .003]
6–10 years65 (27.0)Reference 50 (23.5)Reference42 (24.1)Reference
11–15 years49 (20.3)1.512 (.811–2.819) [.193]32 (14.9).787 (.419–1.479) [.456]36 (20.7)2.988 (1.469–6.077) [.003]
16–20 years39 (16.2)1.275 (.670–2.426) [.460]46 (21.4)2.220 (1.151–4.282) [.017]36 (20.7)3.957 (1.911–8.192) [.000]
>20 years26 (10.8)2.063 (.936–4.549) [.072]31 (14.4)4.488 (1.881–10.710) [.001]24 (13.8)6.100 (2.612–14.244) [.000]
Interaction Yes162 (67.2)Reference 134 (62.3)Reference127 (73.0)Reference
No79 (32.8).328 (.221–.486) [.000]81 (37.7).328 (.221–.486) [.003]47 (27.0).283 (.187–.428) [.000]
Contact Yes101 (41.9)Reference99 (46.0)Reference 94 (54.0)Reference
No140 (58.1).887 (.606–1.299) [.539]116 (54.0)1.256 (.859–1.837) [.239]80 (46.0)2.087 (1.412–3.086) [.000]
Staff numberNone6 (3.1).946 (.506–1.768) [.861]15 (7.0).390 (.218–.698) [.002]6 (3.4).342 (.183–.636) [.001]
1–5 staffs21 (8.7).306 (.141–.665) [0.003]19 (8.8).905 (.431–1.900) [.791]15 (8.6).279 (.111–.700) [.307]
6–10 staffs166 (68.9)Reference 143 (66.5)Reference130 (74.7)Reference
11–15 staffs9 (4.6)2.730 (.944–7.898) [.064]6 (2.8)1.930 (.473–7.870) [.359]0
> 15 staffs29 (12.0)32 (14.9)1.930 (1.014–3.675) [.045]23 (13.2)1.069 (.579–1.972) [.832]
Worriedness of violenceNot worried132 (55.2)Reference 101 (50.0)Reference 106 (60.9)Reference
Sometimes worried77 (32.0).526 (.342–.808) [.003]72 (47.1).889 (.584–1.354) [.583] 48 (27.6).414 (.267–.642) [.600]
Neutral7 (2.9).279 (.107–.732) [.010]7 (3.3).538 (.206–1.405) [.206].999.000 (.000)
Very worried24 (10.0).346 (.191–.626) [.000]35 (16.3)1.400 (.782–2.507) [.258]20 (11.5).453 (.248–.828) [.310]
Procedures reporting violenceYes44 (18.3)Reference 46 (21.4)Reference 31 (17.8)Reference
No197 (81.7).808 (.504–1.297) [.378]169 (78.6).816 (.509–1.310) [.401]143 (82.2)1.232 (.755–2.009) [.404]