Medical trainees’ narrative for either reporting a reason or not reporting maltreatment
| Reason/s for not reporting such abuse | % |
|---|---|
| 1. I did not recognise the experience as an abuse at the time that it happened | N=19/58 (32.8%) |
| 2. It was not significant to be reported to those in authority | N=19/58 (32.8%) |
| 3. Reporting such abuse or mistreatment would not accomplish anything | N=24/58 (41.4%) |
| 4. Reporting such mistreatment or abuse would become more troublesome than it was worth | N=25/58 (43.1%) |
| 5. I dealt with the problem directly myself | N=13/58 (22.4%) |
| 6. I did not know to whom I should report or how to complain | N=10/58 (17.2%) |
| 7. I was afraid that reporting such abuse would adversely affect my evaluation or my professional career in future | N=24/58 (41.4%) |
| 8. The abuser apologised to me | N=7/58 (12.1%) |
| 9. I was afraid of not being believed or the problem would not be dealt with fairly | N=8/58 (13.8%) |
| 10. I was afraid that the reporting would not be kept confidential | N=17/58 (29.3%) |