Table 3

Frequency (and percentage) of any professional group reporting any type of violence in the hospital.

Type of violence
Hospital administrator/director
Nurse
Administrative personnel
Doctor
Clinical auxiliaries
Diagnostic paramedics
Other with university degree
Other auxiliaries
Other

Verbal*
1 (20)
29 (41)
3 (12)
13 (42)
13 (19)
6 (24)
1 (17)
2 (14)
6 (27)
Bullying / Mobbing*
1 (20)
17 (25)
1 (5)
7 (23)
7 ((11)
2 (9)
2 (33)
0
6 (29)
Discrimination**
0
9 (13)
1 (4)
1 (3)
5 (8)
1 (4)
0
1 (7)
3 (15)
Physical**
0
5 (7)
0
0
1 (2)
0
0
0
1 (4)
Sexual harassment**
0
5 (7)
0
0
1 (2)
0
0
1 (7)
0
Any type*
2 (40)
38 (54)
5 (20)
16 (52)
19 (28)
8 (32)
2 (33)
3 (21)
9 (39)

* Likelihood ratio p < 0.05; ** likelihood ratio p > 0.05

Ferrinho et al. Human Resources for Health 2003 1:11   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-1-11