The Awareness of Violence Reporting System Among Healthcare Providers and the Impact of New Ministry of Health Violence Penalties in Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic Data

Demographic Parameters		Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Female	81	66.9
	Male	40	33.1
Age Group	20–25	9	7.4
	26–30	51	42.1
	31–35	31	25.6
	36–40lanc	19	15.7
	More than 40	11	9.1
Experience	2–5 years	40	33.1
	6–10 years	46	38.0
	Above 10 years	35	28.9
Level of Education	Bachelor	105	86.6
	Master	10	8.3
	Diploma	15	4.2
	Ph.D.	1	0.8
Occupation	Nurse	88	72.7
	Nutrition Therapist	1	0.8
	Paramedical & Lab Expert	1	0.8
	Physician	5	4.1
	Respiratory Therapist	26	21.5

Figure 1 Types of violence experienced by healthcare workers.

Figure 2 Reasons of unreported violence incidents.

Figure 3 Exposure to violence pre and post MOH regulations.

Table 2 Association Between Violence System Awareness and Years of Experience

		System Awareness			P-value	χ2
		Not Sure (N=38)	No (N=18)	Yes (N=65)
Years of Experience	2–5 years	19	6	15	0.008	13.847
	6–10 years	14	9	23
	> 10 years	5	3	27

Table 3 Association Between Violence System Awareness and Training

		System Awareness			P-value	χ2
		Not Sure (N=38)	No (N=18)	Yes (N=65)
System Training	Yes	0	4	34	0.000	31.286
	No	38	14	31