Abdullah Aloraier Hind, Mousa Altamimi Rawan, Ahmed Allami Elham, Abdullah Alqahtani Razan, Shabib Almutairi Taif, AlQuaiz AlJohara M, Kazi Ambreen, Alhalal Eman
Princess Nora Bint Abdullah Chair for Women's Health Research, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Family and Community Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 29;14(10):e30860. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30860. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Background In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify the correlates of sexual harassment among female healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted among 432 female healthcare workers in both Arabic and English languages. The questionnaire consisted of five sections which included the sociodemographic characteristics, a sexual harassment survey, the Kessler distress scale, social support, and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Unadjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to identify the significant factors associated with harassment. Results Sexual harassment was reported by 15.5% of the participants, with verbal harassment being the most commonly reported (66%), followed by physical harassment (34%). Around three-fourths of harassment acts took place during the daytime, and 18% of the participants preferred to keep quiet about it. Moderate distress [2.38 (1.17, 4.84)] and severe distress [2.31 (1.09, 4.90)], feeling hopeless [2.86 (1.47, 5.57)] and feeling depressed [3.70 (1.62, 8.48)] were significantly associated with sexual harassment. Low self-esteem items, such as "I don't have good qualities" [4.78 (2.0, 11.43)], "don't have much to be proud of" [2.10 (1.22, 3.63)], "wish that I have more respect for myself" [2.30 (1.36, 3.90)], and "inclined to feel that I am a failure" [2.27 (1.24, 4.16)] were significantly associated with sexual harassment. Conclusions It is important for all employees to know about their rights and report all types of harassment acts. Counseling sexually harassed victims should focus on improving the self-esteem and mental distress of these women. Prevention of harassment against female healthcare workers can improve their mental health as well as their quality of work.
背景 在本研究中，我们旨在估计沙特阿拉伯利雅得一家三级护理医院中女性医护人员遭受性骚扰的患病率，并确定其相关因素。方法 对432名女性医护人员进行了一项横断面研究，采用阿拉伯语和英语两种语言。问卷包括五个部分，其中包括社会人口学特征、性骚扰调查、凯斯勒苦恼量表、社会支持和罗森伯格自尊量表。计算未调整的比值比及95%置信区间，以确定与骚扰相关的显著因素。结果 15.5%的参与者报告遭受过性骚扰，其中言语骚扰最为常见（66%），其次是身体骚扰（34%）。约四分之三的骚扰行为发生在白天，18%的参与者选择对此保持沉默。中度苦恼[2.38（1.17，4.84）]和重度苦恼[2.31（1.09，4.90）]、感到绝望[2.86（1.47，5.57）]和感到沮丧[3.70（1.62，8.48）]与性骚扰显著相关。低自尊项目，如“我没有好品质”[4.78（2.0，11.43）]、“没什么值得骄傲的”[2.10（1.22，3.63）]、“希望我能更尊重自己”[2.30（1.36，3.90）]以及“倾向于觉得自己是个失败者”[2.27（1.24，4.16）]与性骚扰显著相关。结论 让所有员工了解自己的权利并举报所有类型的骚扰行为非常重要。为遭受性骚扰的受害者提供咨询应侧重于改善这些女性的自尊和心理苦恼。预防针对女性医护人员的骚扰可以改善她们的心理健康以及工作质量。
