Robert L Nix, Karen L Bierman, Brenda S Heinrichs, Scott D Gest, Janet A Welsh, Celene E Domitrovich
The randomized controlled trial of Head Start REDI: Sustained effects on developmental trajectories of social-emotional functioning
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
investigated prevalence predictors workplace sexual harassment nurses central region ghana crosssectional online survey central region ghana total 1494 male female nurses various healthcare facilities central region participated survey august september 2021 prevalence sexual harassment determined using sexual experiences questionnaires workplace violence health sector questionnaires used descriptive statistics analyse participants characteristics occurrence sexual harassment binary logistic regression used determine predictors sexual harassment survey instrument yielded reliability value 082 prevalence sexual harassment 436 behaviourbased questions applied 226 direct question used main perpetrators sexual harassment male physicians 202 male nurses 154 male relatives patients 151 male patients 116 unfortunately victims lodged complaints harassment compared males female nurses likely sexually harassed adjusted aor 159 95 ci 123 207 moreover nurses higher work experience aor 086 95 ci 080 093 married aor 054 95 ci 041 072 working private missionchristian health association ghana health facilities aor 049 95 ci 036 068 less likely sexually harassed prevalence workplace sexual harassment nurses central region ghana high may compromise quality healthcare delivery region therefore managers healthcare facilities ghana health service need institute antisexual harassment interventions including education training policy focus females general especially married less experienced working public health facilities