Assessment of the Prevalence and Patterns of Violence against Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Multicentre Study
The overall prevalence of violent attacks on HCWs was high. The perpetrators of violent attacks were mainly patient relatives and patients/clients. The factors predisposing to violent attacks were patients-related issues, service delivery, working conditions of the hospitals, expectations of patient relatives and impatience of hospital staff.
Authors
- Alphonsus Rukevwe Isara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-4553)
- Adesuwa Queen Aigbokhaode
- Hadiza Abigail Agbo
- Luret Lar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8002-443X)
- Nyemike Simeon Awunor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-3882)
- Zara Wudiri
Institutions
- University of Jos (NG)
- Delta State University (NG)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- University of Benin (NG)
- University of Maiduguri (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/npmj.npmj_221_24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26