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Table 3 Proportions (%) of reported perpetrators among respondents exposed to a specific WPV.

From: Exploring workplace violence on surgical wards in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

 

Patient

Visitor

Superior

Colleague

Other staff member

Threats (n = 35)

85.7

22.9

5.7

5.7

2.9

Physical violence (n = 48)

97.9

    

Humiliation (n = 57)

64.9

29.8

3.5

31.6

8.8

Unwanted sexual attention (n = 24)

79.2

0.0

0.0

25.0

4.2

  1. Note: More than one kind of perpetrator could be reported (except in relation to physical violence where a technical error blocked for this)
  2. n = Total number of respondents reporting the specific exposure