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Abstract

Workplace violence is a serious occupational risk for the domestic and global workforce, accounting for approximately 900 deaths and 1.7 million non-fatal assaults each year in the United States. In  British  Columbia, nurses  have  nearly  four times  the  incidence  of  violence  of  any  other  profession. However, no studies have investigated this phenomenon in Ethiopia. Therefore the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of workplace violence against nurses working in referral hospitals of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.

Method: Facility based cross sectional study was conducted among nurses working in all referral hospitals of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Two hundred fifteen (215) nurses were selected by simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using structured and pre-tested questionnaire Data ware entered and analyzed using SPSS software version 16.

Result: Out of 215 nurses expected, 203 nurses participated in the study . Over all 168(82.2%) of the nurses have experienced workplace violence during the previous 12 months.  Among these 81.8%, 9.9%, 47.3%, and 23.2% had history of verbal abuse, sexual harassment, bulling/mobbing and physical violence respectively within the past 12 months. Nurses working in the inpatient departments were 4 times more likely to experience workplace violence than those who did not (AOR=4.326, 95% C.I., 1.594, 11.739.   Clients who wait long for service above the recommended time were 3 times more likely to create workplace violence than those who did not (AOR=2.960, 95% C.I.1.214, 7.217). 

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Author Biography

Teferra Likassa*, Prof. Challi Jira**, Mr. Woudineh H/Mariam***, Medical and Health Science College Ambo University Ethiopia

*BSc (N), Msc (N) RN

Lecturer

Department of Nursing and Midwifery

**BSc. MPH, CHMPP, DVLDP

*** BSc, MSc, RN.

East Africa

 

How to Cite
Mr. Woudineh H/Mariam***, T. L. P. C. J. (2014). Assessment of the Prevalence and Predictors of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Working in Referral Hospitals of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology, 1(04). Retrieved from http://igmpublication.org/ijetst.in/index.php/ijetst/article/view/151

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