Violence against Health-Care Workers in Governmental Health Facilities in Arar City, Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Perceived factors leading to violence among studied HCW (n = 352).

Factors	N	%
‐Unmet service demand	244	69.3
‐See expatriate as inferior	215	61.1
‐Deficient staff	185	52.5
‐Long waiting time	156	44.3
-Overcrowding	148	42.0
-Inappropriate staff behavior	145	41.2
‐Impatience (patient in a hurry)	116	33.0
-Hot climate	85	24.1
‐Poor administration	40	11.3
‐Relatives of directors/managers	35	9.9