Ali Eithar M, Mohammed Walaa A, Mahmoud Duaa S, F Kheiralla Tibyan A, Nasrallah Eman A, Elfadul Khansaa M, Abdelfatah Hamza Ahmed Tawheed, Hussein Halima I, Elkhidir Ibrahim H, Muneer Mohamed S
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SDN.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Doha, QAT.
Cureus. 2023 Oct 12;15(10):e46924. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46924. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Workplace violence (WPV) is any action, incident, or behavior that deviates from appropriate conduct and results in a person getting assaulted, threatened, harmed, or injured at work. This research aimed at studying the current state of WPV among doctors working in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) emergency departments (EDs) in Khartoum north locality (KNL), Sudan Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study that included 128 doctors from six governmental hospitals in KNL. A self-administered questionnaire assessing the prevalence and outcomes of WPV was distributed. The descriptive statistics and frequency tables were generated using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: The respondents' mean age was 28.3±6.6 years (range: 21-70 years). Approximately half of the respondents (49.2%) experienced WPV. Verbal WPV was the most common type (93.3%), followed by physical (10%) and sexual (3.2%) type. Patients' relatives and friends are the most common group to commit WPV (92.9%). Night shifts were the time most WPV (58.6%) took place. The effect of WPV on respondents was mainly psychological (95.8%) compared to physical (4.2%). Conclusion: WPV prevalence among health care workers (HCWs) working in the OBGYN EDs is alarming with detrimental effects. Evaluating the current state of WPV, outcome, and associated factors will help not only address the current problem but also guide future related research.
工作场所暴力（WPV）是指任何偏离适当行为规范并导致人员在工作中受到攻击、威胁、伤害或受伤的行为、事件或举动。本研究旨在调查苏丹喀土穆北部地区（KNL）妇产科（OBGYN）急诊科工作的医生中工作场所暴力的现状。方法：采用描述性横断面研究，纳入了KNL六家政府医院的128名医生。发放了一份自我管理的问卷，以评估工作场所暴力的发生率和后果。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）21版（IBM公司，纽约州阿蒙克）生成描述性统计数据和频率表。结果：受访者的平均年龄为28.3±6.6岁（范围：21 - 70岁）。约一半的受访者（49.2%）经历过工作场所暴力。言语性工作场所暴力是最常见的类型（93.3%），其次是身体暴力（10%）和性暴力（3.2%）。患者的亲属和朋友是实施工作场所暴力最常见的群体（92.9%）。夜班是工作场所暴力发生最多的时间段（58.6%）。与身体影响（4.2%）相比，工作场所暴力对受访者的影响主要是心理方面的（95.8%）。结论：在妇产科急诊科工作的医护人员中，工作场所暴力的发生率令人担忧且具有有害影响。评估工作场所暴力的现状、后果及相关因素不仅有助于解决当前问题，还能为未来相关研究提供指导。
