The prevalence of workplace violence and related factors in the emergency department staff of Iran: a cross-sectional study

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants under study

Qualitative variables		Number	%
Sex	Female	94	46.5
	Male	108	53.5
	Total	202	100
Education	Academic	186	92.1
	Non-academic	16	7.9
	Total	202	100
Occupational row	Nurse or medical student	128	63.4
	Doctor	74	36.6
	Total	202	100
Work experience (year)	≤ 10	169	83.7
	> 10	33	16.3
	Total	202	100
Work experience in the emergency section (year)	≤ 10	193	95.5
	> 10	9	4.5
	Total	202	100
Employment status	Official	158	78.2
	Unofficial	44	21.8
	Total	202	100
Verbal violence	Yes	178	88.1
	No	24	11.9
	Total	202	100
Physical violence	Yes	51	25.2
	No	151	74.8
	Total	202	100
Sexual violence	Yes	4	2
	No	198	98
	Total	202	100
Racial violence	Yes	5	2.5
	No	197	97.5
	Total	202	100
Shift work	Fixed	45	22.3
	Rotational	157	77.7
	Total	202	100
Violence report	Yes	77	43.3
	No	101	56.7
	Total	202	100