The prevalence of violence among female health worker of Jeddah’s General Ministry of Health Hospital / Hala Hatim Alnoaman ; orient. Ben Wright, Miguel Xavier
Main Author Alnoaman, Hala Hatim Secondary Author Wright, BenXavier, Miguel Language Inglês. Publication Lisboa : Nova Medical School, 2020 Description xiv, 85 p. Abstract ABSTRACT: This is a community-based cross-sectional study where the prevalence of domestic violence and its associated factors were determined. The aim of the study was to determine prevalence and epidemiology of domestic violence among female health worker of General Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospital in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was the tool of the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select female health workers. All female health workers including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and lab technicians from general MOH hospitals participated in the study. The prevalence of violence was 45.3 % among female health workers of general MOH hospitals. The Saudi nationality, divorce, higher monthly income, supporting their families financially, sharing children expenditure with their partners and using polygamy were found to be associated with domestic violence. The study concluded that domestic violence was found to be high in the study population and was associated with several factors. Topical name Domestic Violence
Health Personnel
Women
Marriage
Saudi Arabia
Academic Dissertation
Portugal Index terms Dissertação de Mestrado Saúde Mental nos Cuidados Primários Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School 2020 CDU 616 Online Resources Click here to access the eletronic resource http://hdl.handle.net/10362/111132
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ABSTRACT: This is a community-based cross-sectional study where the prevalence of domestic violence and its associated factors were determined. The aim of the study was to determine prevalence and epidemiology of domestic violence among female health worker of General Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospital in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was the tool of the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select female health workers. All female health workers including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and lab technicians from general MOH hospitals participated in the study. The prevalence of violence was 45.3 % among female health workers of general MOH hospitals. The Saudi nationality, divorce, higher monthly income, supporting their families financially, sharing children expenditure with their partners and using polygamy were found to be associated with domestic violence. The study concluded that domestic violence was found to be high in the study population and was associated with several factors.
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