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Table 2 The logistic regression analysis of injury and work absenteeism due to WPV among HWs

From: Effect of workplace violence on health workers injuries and workplace absenteeism in Bangladesh

Participants’ characteristics

Injured due to WPV

Work absenteeism due to WPV

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

OR (95% CI)

p Value

OR (95% CI)

p Value

OR (95% CI)

p Value

OR (95% CI)

p Value

Female (ref = male)

0.55 (0.32–0.94)

0.029

0.50 (0.27–0.93)

0.029

0.75 (0.48–1.15)

0.188

0.81 (0.5–1.31)

0.397

Age group in years (ref = 20–25)

26–30

0.63 (0.27–1.50)

0.301

0.29 (0.03–3.35)

0.323

1.47 (0.61–3.51)

0.389

1.25 (0.19–8.10)

0.817

31–35

0.61 (0.26–1.42)

0.248

0.40 (0.06–2.81)

0.359

1.33 (0.56–3.15)

0.517

0.84 (0.17–4.19)

0.834

36–40

0.46 (0.18–1.18)

0.109

0.56 (0.11–2.83)

0.484

1.23 (0.50–3.05)

0.647

0.42 (0.11–1.65)

0.214

 > 40

0.65 (0.24–1.74)

0.387

0.59 (0.18–1.91)

0.375

2.56 (1.02–6.45)

0.046

0.44 (0.19–1.02)

0.057

Health worker (ref = other health workers)

Doctor

0.16 (0.04–0.61)

0.008

0.005 (0.003–0.07)

 < 0.001

0.61 (0.15–2.48)

0.488

–

–

Nurse

0.34 (0.08–1.37)

0.130

0.035 (0.003–0.474)

0.012

0.45 (0.10–1.97)

0.291

–

–

Health facility level (ref = tertiary)

Primary

1.42 (0.65–3.09)

0.384

1.30 (0.48–3.51)

0.603

0.97 (0.49–1.93)

0.934

–

–

Secondary

2.25 (1.14–4.44)

0.019

1.76 (0.76–4.05)

0.185

1.08 (0.57–2.07)

0.810

–

–

Public health facility (ref = private)

0.74 (0.43–1.28)

0.289

0.94 (0.47–1.89)

0.863

1.22 (0.75–1.97)

0.428

–

–

Experience in years (ref =  > 10 years)

 < 4

1.52 (0.75–3.10)

0.245

1.81 (0.3–10.99)

0.520

0.64 (0.36–1.15)

0.138

0.50 (0.10–2.38)

0.382

4–6

1.16 (0.53–2.52)

0.708

1.21 (0.25–5.84)

0.811

0.97 (0.55–1.72)

0.916

1.33 (0.35–5.10)

0.681

7–10

1.96 (0.91–4.21)

0.085

2.29 (0.64–8.20)

0.201

0.81 (0.43–1.56)

0.536

1.23 (0.41–3.62)

0.712

Department (ref = other departments)

General medicine

0.53 (0.06–4.77)

0.569

4.09 (0.22–76.20)

0.345

1.74 (0.38–7.95)

0.475

2.51 (0.51–12.29)

0.257

Surgery

1.76 (0.61–5.09)

0.298

17.22 (1.96–151.39)

0.010

4.14 (1.52–11.31)

0.006

4.11 (1.42–11.90)

0.009

Emergency

2.96 (1.07–8.15)

0.036

21.53 (2.55–181.71)

0.005

5.80 (2.16–15.57)

 < 0.001

4.44 (1.56–12.61)

0.005

Intensive care

2.76 (0.73–10.51)

0.136

22.94 (2.24–234.88)

0.008

1.51 (0.33–6.85)

0.591

1.24 (0.26–5.93)

0.784

Pediatrics

0.89 (0.20–3.95)

0.881

9.52 (0.81–112.13)

0.073

2.32 (0.68–7.87)

0.177

3.08 (0.84–11.31)

0.090

Gynecology & Obstetrics

2.71 (0.79–9.25)

0.112

22.42 (2.25–223.07)

0.008

4.30 (1.34–13.80)

0.014

5.08 (1.47–17.50)

0.010

Orthopedics

1.22 (0.22–6.82)

0.820

10.56 (0.78–143.09)

0.076

1.22 (0.22–6.82)

0.820

1.00 (0.17–5.92)

0.998

Management

2.18 (0.47–10.09)

0.321

25.15 (2.02–312.52)

0.012

3.09 (0.74–12.95)

0.122

3.20 (0.69–14.93)

0.138

Rotating shift work (ref = no)

1.39 (0.80–2.42)

0.248

2.76 (1.16–6.55)

0.021

2.69 (1.62–4.46)

 < 0.001

2.61 (1.43–4.75)

0.002

Workplace location

(ref = Mymensingh division)

Dhaka division

0.57 (0.23–1.40)

0.221

0.58 (0.21–1.57)

0.280

1.10 (0.49–2.47)

0.818

1.16 (0.49–2.74)

0.737

Chittagong division

0.22 (0.06–0.84)

0.026

0.16 (0.04–0.71)

0.015

0.75 (0.29–1.94)

0.552

0.77 (0.28–2.11)

0.610

Sylhet division

0.52 (0.17–1.60)

0.255

0.59 (0.17–2.03)

0.401

1.52 (0.61–3.78)

0.372

1.94 (0.73–5.17)

0.187

Khulna division

0.83 (0.32–2.16)

0.708

0.79 (0.26–2.37)

0.671

0.95 (0.37–2.40)

0.909

1.01 (0.37–2.76)

0.979

Rangpur division

0.86 (0.31–2.40)

0.770

0.93 (0.30–2.93)

0.906

1.93 (0.78–4.81)

0.156

1.96 (0.74–5.23)

0.178

Barisal division

1.00 (0.40–2.48)

0.994

0.89 (0.31–2.49)

0.818

1.63 (0.69–3.82)

0.265

1.72 (0.69–4.31)

0.247

Rajshahi division

0.65 (0.25–1.73)

0.393

0.56 (0.19–1.68)

0.302

1.30 (0.54–3.09)

0.559

1.54 (0.60–3.94)

0.366

  1. The potential explanatory variables were added in the adjusted model only if any label of the covariate was statistically significant with a p value at 25% or less in the unadjusted model