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Table 3 Risk factors associated with physical violence against doctors in tertiary care hospital; binary logistic regression model results

From: Prevalence and determinants of physical violence against doctors in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals

Participants’ characteristics

Physical violence (n = 50)

ORs

95% CI (lower- upper)

aORs

95% CI (lower- upper)

Age in years

 Equal or more than 30 (Ref.)

    

 Less than 30

1.345

0.247–3.595

1.324

0.144–4.973

Gender

 Female (Ref.)

    

 Male

1.544

0.894–5.005

1.534

0.761–6.096

Marital status

 Ever married (Ref.)

    

 Never married

0.250

0.106–0.377

0.236

0.029–1.786

Hospital

 Private (Ref.)

    

 Public

2.467

1.231–10.943

2.376

1.210–10.080

Type of work

 Permanent (Ref.)

    

 Contractual

1.668

0.885–3.145

1.674

0.776–3.614

Department

 Surgery (Ref.)

    

 Emergency

2.045

1.096–9.254

2.011

1.470–9.042

 Other departments

0.935

0.044–2.453

0.671

0.025–4.170

  1. Adjusted odds ratio = aORs, unadjusted odds ratio = OR, confidence interval = CI, and reference = Ref.