Research Article

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

Table 7

Multivariate logistic regression: Association of socio-demographic factors with violence among staff of AMSH Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2017 ().

Characteristics Physical violence Verbal violence Sexual harassment
AOR (95%−CI) –valueAOR (95%−CI) –valueAOR (95%−CI)–value

Sex Male 0.472 (0.279–0.798)0.1450.938 (0.584–1.505)0.7900.646 (0.370–1.130)0.126
Female Reference Reference Reference
Age 20–250.924 (0.439–1.944)0.8341.937 (0.953–3.937)0.0682.00 (1.438–2.280)0.001
26–30Reference Reference Reference
31–354.09 (1.54–10.86)0.0052.302 (0.998–5.314)0.0510.627 (0.230–1.707)0.361
36–401.832 (0.788–4.261) 0.160.779 (0.359–1.694)0.5290.405 (0.153–1.070)0.068
41–451.775 (0.623–5.058)0.2830.605 (0.220–1.665)0.3313.061 (0.988–9.485).053
46–503.313 (1.201–9.138)0.0211.982 (0.791–4.970)0.1453.106 (1.102–8.755)0.232
51–551.208 (0.325–4.487)0.7785.262 (1.219–22.717)0.12624.503 (3.95–152.002)0.201
>557.513 (5.882–11.474)0.0015.736 (1.361–24.167)0.3172.970 (9.642, 13.736)0.164
Marital status MarriedReferenceReferenceReference
Single0.619 (0.338–1.135)0.1210.807 (0.458–1.424)0.4602.049 (1.076–3.903)0.129
Others 0.823 (0.382–1.776)0.6201.695 (0.814–3.527)0.1582.001 (0.81–4.941)0.133
Hospital staff(1) Nurse Reference ReferenceReference
(2) Prescribes 0.510 (0.202–1.287)0.1540.931 (0.377–2.301)0.8770.642 (0.263–1.563)0.329
(3) Pharmacy0.160 (0.040–0.637)0.0190.123 (0.030–0.508)0.0040.137 (0.033–0.574)0.107
(4) Laboratory0.122 (0.013–1.126)0.0640.514 (0.095–2.766)0.4380.459 (0.077–2.721)0.391
(5) Psychosocial worker 2.593 (0.621–10.836) 0.1922.814 (0.607–13.046)0.1861.135 (0.287–4.493) 0.857
(6) Others 2.547 (0.499–13.010)0.2611.216 (0.245–6.034)0.8112.208 (0.441, 11.047)0.335
(7) Office work0.717 (0.303–1.697)0.450.535 (0.241–1.188)0.1240.31 (0.128–0.749)0.009
(8) General service 0.777 (0.32–1.886)0.5770.789 (0.355–1.755)0.5620.851 (0.351–2.065)0.722
Service year (1) < one yearReference Reference Reference
(2) 1–5 year2.623 (1.045–6.585)0.041.382 (0.603–3.170)0.4455.450 (1.894–15.679)0.002
(3) 6–10 years1.076 (0.447–2.591)0.870.943 (0.427–2.081)0.8842.474 (.911–6.719)0.076
(4) 11–15 years0.72 (0.284–1.822)0.4880.666 (0.286–1.551)0.3452.375 (0.817–6.902)0.112
(5) 16–20 years0.375 (0.137–1.025)0.0562.081 (0.851–5.088)0.1083.514 (1.119–11.038)0.231
(6) >20 years1.677 (0.457–6.153)0.4362.953 (0.895–9.739)0.0753.235 (0.792–13.222)0.102
Interaction (1) YesReference Reference Reference
(2) No 5.017 (2.738–9.190)0.0001.854 (1.084–3.173)0.0242.418 (1.309–4.467)0.005
Contact(1) Yes0.797 (0.464–1.369)0.4121.483 (0.897–2.453)0.1252.639 (1.502–4.636)0.001
(2) NoReferenceReferenceReference
Staff number(1) NoneReferenceReferenceReference
(2) 1–5 staff0.364 (0.17–0.778)0.0090.419 (0.206–0.852)0.0160.256 (0.109–0.605)0.002
(3) 6–10 staff3.392 (1.18–9.745)0.1231.030 (0.402–2.638)0.9510.254 (0.075–0.864)0.028
(4) 11–15 staff2.395 (.512–11.197)0.267
(5) > 15 staff0.718 (0.332–1.554)0.41.719 (.813–3.639)0.1560.303 (0.123, 0.747)0.009
Violence worriedNot worriedReference Reference Reference
Sometimes worried0.534 (0.312–0.913)0.2220.977 (0.590–1.619)0.9280.365 (0.205–0.65)0.801
Neutral0.089 (0.023–0.351)0.3010.419 (0.119–1.474)0.175
Very worried0.322 (0.153–0.676)0.1031.862 (0.943–3.674)0.0730.544 (0.256–1.156)0.113
Reporting procedure Yes Reference Reference Reference
No 1.295 (0.698–2.404)0.4130.632 (0.352– 1.132)0.1230.875 (0.458–1.672)0.686

indicates the significant level which is value less than 0.05. =  value ≤0.05.