Table 2 Demographic and professional risk factors of healthcare worker assaulted
From: Determinants of aggression against all health care workers in a large-sized university hospital
Variables (Population) | N | RR | CI 95% | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female (6814) | 282 | 1.37 | [1.08–1.75] | < 0.03 |
Male (2504) | 79 | 1 | ||
Age class | ||||
< 30 (264) | 16 | 2.63 | [1.61–4.30] | < 0.001 |
30–39 (1254) | 101 | 3.54 | [2.76–4.55] | < 0.001 |
40–49 (2717) | 124 | 1.92 | [1.50–2.44] | < 0.001 |
≥ 50 (5081) | 118 | 1 | – | |
Years worked | ||||
≤ 5 (1328) | 31 | 1 | – | |
6–15 (2694) | 177 | 2.8 | [1.95–4.03] | < 0.001 |
16–25 (2708) | 73 | 1.12 | [0.74–1.67] | 0.528 |
> 25 (2586) | 78 | 1.26 | [0.85–1.88] | 0.259 |
Profession | ||||
Nurse (4177) | 234 | 4.65 | [3.07–7.05] | < 0.001 |
Non-medical support staff (2083) | 52 | 2.04 | [1.27–3.29] | 0.003 |
Midwife (248) | 39 | 12.95 | [7.96–21.06] | < 0.001 |
Medical doctor (1894) | 23 | 1 | – | |
Administrative staff (917) | 14 | 1.37 | [0.73–2.58] | 0.485 |