Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Kelantan State Health Department, Kota Bharu 15590, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 7;20(4):2900. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042900.
Workplace violence (WPV) is a major public health concern, especially among healthcare workers. There is a negative perception and poor practice of healthcare employers towards WPV prevention. This study aims to determine the perception and practice towards WPV prevention and its associated factors among healthcare employers in Melaka, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted by recruiting 162 healthcare employers, using a validated questionnaire and utilised linear regression analysis. The participants had a mean percentage of 67.2% for perception and 80% for practice towards WPV prevention. The perception towards WPV prevention is associated with the following characteristics: female (adjusted ß = -3.95; 95% CI: -7.81, -0.09; = 0.045), Indian ethnicity (adjusted ß = 16.04; 95% CI: 2.34, 29.74; = 0.022), other ethnicities (adjusted ß = 25.71; 95% CI: 8.94, 42.47; = 0.003), degree holder (adjusted ß = 4.35; 95% CI: 0.15, 8.54; = 0.042), masters holder (adjusted ß = 7.63; 95% CI: 1.11, 14.14; = 0.022), and enough funds (adjusted ß = -5.46; 95% CI: -9.25, -1.67; = 0.005). Meanwhile, the practice towards WPV prevention is significantly associated with Chinese ethnicity (adjusted ß = -9.25; 95% CI: -18.36, -0.14; = 0.047), Indian ethnicity (adjusted ß = -14.97; 95% CI: -29.48, -0.46; = 0.043), other ethnicities (adjusted ß = 23.55; 95% CI: 5.59, 41.51; = 0.011), degree holder (adjusted ß = -4.41; 95% CI: -8.67, -0.14; = 0.043), and availability of standard operating procedure for reporting WPV (adjusted ß = 6.07; 95% CI: 1.58, 10.57; = 0.008). The high perception and practice towards WPV prevention and its associated factors among healthcare employers provide evidence-based input to improve the existing measures for WPV prevention.
工作场所暴力（WPV）是一个主要的公共卫生问题，尤其是在医护人员中。医疗保健雇主对 WPV 预防存在负面看法和不良做法。本研究旨在确定马来西亚马六甲州医疗保健雇主对 WPV 预防的看法和做法及其相关因素。通过招募 162 名医疗保健雇主，使用经过验证的问卷并利用线性回归分析进行了一项横断面研究。参与者对 WPV 预防的看法平均为 67.2%，对 WPV 预防的实践平均为 80%。对 WPV 预防的看法与以下特征相关：女性（调整后的 β=-3.95；95%CI：-7.81，-0.09；=0.045）、印度裔（调整后的 β=16.04；95%CI：2.34，29.74；=0.022）、其他族裔（调整后的 β=25.71；95%CI：8.94，42.47；=0.003）、学位持有者（调整后的 β=4.35；95%CI：0.15，8.54；=0.042）、硕士学位持有者（调整后的 β=7.63；95%CI：1.11，14.14；=0.022）和足够资金（调整后的 β=-5.46；95%CI：-9.25，-1.67；=0.005）。同时，WPV 预防的做法与中国裔（调整后的 β=-9.25；95%CI：-18.36，-0.14；=0.047）、印度裔（调整后的 β=-14.97；95%CI：-29.48，-0.46；=0.043）、其他族裔（调整后的 β=23.55；95%CI：5.59，41.51；=0.011）、学位持有者（调整后的 β=-4.41；95%CI：-8.67，-0.14；=0.043）和报告 WPV 的标准操作程序的可用性（调整后的 β=6.07；95%CI：1.58，10.57；=0.008）显著相关。医疗保健雇主对 WPV 预防的高看法和做法及其相关因素为改善 WPV 预防的现有措施提供了循证依据。
