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Abstract
Workplace Violence (WPV) is a rising epidemic all over the world in the recent years. In fact, violence at workplace reflects the escalating level of violence in the community. It is a world-wide phenomenon occurring in both developed and developing communities. Among different occupations, workers in health care sector are frequently exposed to WPV compared to workers in other occupations. They are exposed to all forms of WPV whether physical, psychological or sexual violence. This frequent exposure often has negative impact on HCWs themselves, health care delivery, health system and the whole society.
The current study was carried out to assess exposure to WPV among doctors and nurses in the emergency department in Alexandria Main University Hospital and the trauma unit in El-Hadara University Hospital. Data about prevalence of WPV, characteristics of incidents, consequences for the victim and the perpetrator and pattern of reporting of incidents of physical, psychological and sexual violence, were obtained. Also, characteristics of workplace environments were explored and HCWs’ opinions regarding probable causes and solutions for WPV were discussed. The study included 194 HCWs (113 nurses and 81 doctors) in the studied settings with a response rate 84.3%. The included participants were interviewed using an adapted form of an interviewing questionnaire which was developed through collaboration between World Health Organization (WHO), International Labour Office (ILO), International Council of Nurses (ICN) and Public Services International (PCI). Data were collected during a three-month period starting from May 2018 to July 2018.