Table 3 Main themes and sub-themes extracted from the study
From: Sexual harassment as experienced by nurses from selected healthcare facilities in Ghana
Focus of Study | Themes | Sub-themes |
|---|---|---|
Workplace sexual harassment experience of nurses | Occurrence of sexual harassment | Verbal sexual harassment |
Non-verbal sexual harassment | ||
Physical sexual harassment | ||
Attitude towards WSH | Initial tolerance | |
Late effort | ||
Failure to report | Fear of victimisation | |
Lack of knowledge on reporting procedure | ||
Dissatisfaction with handling of reported cases | ||
Health impact | Physical health symptoms | |
Psychological health symptoms | ||
Dealing with sexual harassment | Normalising acts of sexual harassment | |
Changing of facility and attrition | ||
Perceived management’s attitude towards WSH | Managements’ indifference towards WSH | |
Mistrust of management | ||
Non-availability of sexual harassment preventive measures | Lack of sexual harassment policy | |
Lack of sexual harassment training |