Table 1 Basic characteristics of obstetric nurses and univariate analysis of their relationship with workplace violence (N = 522)

Gender

0.007^a

0.934

 Male

3.00 ± null

 Female

4.43 ± 1.80

Age(years)

3.748^a

0.024*

 20–30

4.13 ± 1.55

 31–40

4.53 ± 1.85

 > 40

4.63 ± 2.04

Years of experience in obstetric care(years)

3.155^a

0.014*

 < 3

3.66 ± 1.04

 3–5

3.98 ± 1.27

 6–10

4.49 ± 1.82

 11–20

4.55 ± 1.90

 > 20

4.72 ± 2.07

Education

1.262^a

0.287

 Technical secondary school

4.40 ± 2.07

 College degree

4.17 ± 1.45

 Bachelor’s degree

4.50 ± 1.89

 Master’s degree or above

4.44 ± 2.13

Professional title

3.103^a

0.026*

 Senior title

4.56 ± 1.96

 Intermediate title

4.53 ± 1.89

 Junior title

4.35 ± 1.73

 uncertain

3.62 ± 0.97

Profession

0.63^a

0.533

 Midwifery

4.51 ± 1.91

 Ward maternity nurse

4.37 ± 1.69

 Assistant Nurse

3.53 ± 0.84

position

2.122^a

0.121

 Nurse

4.35 ± 1.70

 Nurse group leader

4.47 ± 1.95

 Head Nurse

4.74 ± 2.12

Marital status

 Single

4.28 ± 1.79

9.065^a

0.000**

 Married

4.47 ± 1.82

 Other

4.11 ± 1.17

Whether they grew up in a single child family

 Yes

4.66 ± 1.92

3.023^a

0.083

 No

4.39 ± 1.79

Form of employment

2.556^a

0.079

 Formal worker

4.37 ± 1.85

 A contract worker

4.47 ± 1.79

 Temporary workers

4.00 ± 1.35

Whether local or no

1.2^a

0.274

 Yes

4.53 ± 1.87

 No

4.35 ± 1.76

Whether you have prescriptive authority related to nursing work

0.769^a

0.381

 Yes

4.30 ± 1.56

 No

4.45 ± 1.86

Nature of current hospital

2.032^a

0.108

 Public General Hospital

4.46 ± 1.83

 Public specialist hospital

4.37 ± 1.74

 Private General Hospital

4.20 ± 1.91

 Private specialist hospital

4.00 ± null

The grade of the hospital

0.807^a

0.447

 First-class hospitals

3.85 ± 1.37

 The secondary hospital

4.41 ± 1.62

 Tertiary hospitals (Excluding Pre- mium Grade)

4.47 ± 1.86