AUTHOR=Shahjalal Md. , Gow Jeff , Alam Mohammad M. , Ahmed Tanvir , Chakma Samar K. , Mohsin Faroque M. , Hawlader Mohammad D. H. , Mahumud Rashidul A. 

TITLE=Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 66 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604396

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2021.1604396

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objectives
The main objectives of this survey were to determine the prevalence of WPV among Bangladeshi healthcare workers and their experiences of WPV episodes. 
Methods 
A cross-sectional study design used a sample of 1,081 healthcare workers covering eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Logistic regression analysis was employed to estimate the adjusted effect of independent factors on WPV among healthcare workers. 
Results
Of the participants, 43% (468) experienced some form of WPV. Of those, 84% reported experiencing nonphysical violence, and 16% experienced physical violence in the past year. About 65% of victims claimed no action was taken to investigate the incident, and 44% reported no consequence for perpetrators. Four factors: being married (AOR=1.63; CI: 1.12-2.39); public sector healthcare worker (AOR=2.74; CI:1.99-3.76); working in an emergency department (AOR=2.30; CI: 1.03-5.12); and undertaking shift work (AOR=1.52; CI: 1.10-2.11) were found to be significantly associated with WPV. One-third of the participants were worried about violence in  workplace.
Conclusions
WPV is highly prevalent among healthcare workers in Bangladesh. Formal guidelines for reporting and managing WPV are urgently needed at the individual, hospital, and national levels.