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Table 2 Prevalence of violence

From: Violence towards health care workers in a Public Health Care Facility in Italy: a repeated cross-sectional study

 

2005

2007

2009

p

N. of workers

367

346

453

 

ONE-YEAR PREVALENCE

    

Physical aggression, N (%)

30 (8.2)

32 (9.2)

45 (9.9)

.685 (n.s.)1

Threats, N (%)

44 (12.0)

96 (27.7)

57 (12.6)

.006 (n.s.) 1

Non-physical aggression, N (%)

72 (19.6)

 

61 (13.5)

5.6 (<.02) 1

Harassment, N (%)

n.a.

n.a.

25 (5.5)

 

LIFE PREVALENCE

    

Physical aggression, N (%)

91 (24.8)

n.a.

120 (26.5)

.30 (n.s.) 1

Threats, N (%)

123 (33.5)

n.a.

114 (25.2)

6.9 (<.01) 1

Non-physical aggression, N (%)

156 (42.5)

n.a.

144 (31.8)

10.0 (<0.01) 1

  1. n.a.: not applicable.
  2. n.s.: not significant.
  3. (1): Pearson’s chi square.