Table 1 Assessing association between selected covariates and physical violence against doctors in tertiary care hospitals using χ2 test (n = 406)
Participants’ characteristics | Physical violence | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 50; 12.3%) | No (n = 356; 87.7%) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age in years | ||||
Less than 30 | 35 (70.0) | 118 (33.1) | 17.512 | < 0.001 |
Equal or more than 30 | 15 (30.0) | 238 (66.9) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 32 (64.0) | 175 (49.2) | 3.865 | 0.049 |
Female | 18 (36.0) | 181 (50.8) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 34 (68.0) | 106 (29.8) | 28.355 | < 0.001 |
Ever married | 16 (32.0) | 250 (70.2) | ||
Hospital | ||||
Public | 39 (78.0) | 222 (62.4) | 4.671 | 0.031 |
Private | 11 (22.0) | 134 (37.6) | ||
Type of work | ||||
Permanent | 33 (66.0) | 272 (76.4) | 2.540 | 0.081 |
Contractual | 17 (34.0) | 84 (23.6) | ||
Department | ||||
Surgery | 13 (26.0) | 48 (13.5) | 25.892 | < 0.001 |
Emergency | 25 (50.0) | 67 (18.8) | ||
Other departments | 12 (24.0) | 248 (67.7) | ||