Table 4

Correlates of physical violence, threats and exposure to Yi Nao among health workers in China

Physical violenceThreats of physical violenceExposure to Yi Nao
OR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)†P valueOR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)†P valueOR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)†P value
Age1.02
(1.00 to 1.03)*		0.0341.00
(0.98 to 1.03)		0.6891.01
(1.00 to 1.02)**		0.0020.99
(0.97 to 1.00)		0.0741.01
(1.00 to 1.01)		0.1290.98
(0.97 to 0.99)***		<0.001
Sex
 FemaleRef
 Male2.31
(1.76 to 3.03)***		<0.0012.18
(1.53 to 3.12)***		<0.0011.42
(1.21 to 1.67)***		<0.0011.33
(1.10 to 1.62)**		0.0041.57
(1.38 to 1.78)***		<0.0011.42
(1.22 to 1.66)***		<0.001
Level of facility
 Primary careRef
 Secondary hospitals3.37
(2.31 to 4.91)***		<0.0013.29
(2.21 to 4.89)***		<0.0011.65
(1.36 to 1.99)***		<0.0011.61
(1.32 to 1.98)***		<0.0012.57
(2.21 to 2.99)***		<0.0012.47
(2.10 to 2.91)***		<0.001
 Tertiary hospitals1.45
(0.96 to 2.17)		1.4471.47
(0.95 to 2.28)		0.0821.22
(1.01 to 1.48)*		0.0381.28
(1.04 to 1.57)*		0.0181.71
(1.48 to 1.98)***		<0.0011.68
(1.44 to 1.97)***		<0.001
Types of health workers
 NursesRef
 Doctors1.51
(1.13 to 2.03)**		0.0061.02
(0.69 to 1.51)		0.9081.23
(1.05 to 1.45)*		0.0111.07
(0.87 to 1.30)		0.5361.30
(1.15 to 1.48)***		<0.0011.17
(1.00 to 1.37)		0.053
 Laboratory0.70
(0.42 to 1.15)		0.1600.57
(0.33 to 0.98)*		0.0440.77
(0.60 to 0.98)*		0.0360.78
(0.59 to 1.02)		0.0640.72
(0.60 to 0.87)**		0.0010.74
(0.60 to 0.91)**		0.004
 Administrators0.65
(0.31 to 1.35)		0.2460.69
(0.30 to 1.58)		0.3620.46
(0.30 to 0.70)***		<0.0010.62
(0.40 to 0.96)*		0.0350.54
(0.41 to 0.71)***		<0.0010.69
(0.51 to 0.94)*		0.022
Professional ranking
 JuniorRef
 Intermediate1.27
(0.94 to 1.72)		0.1221.14
(0.79 to 1.65)		0.4821.38
(1.17 to 1.64)***		<0.0011.46
(1.19 to 1.78)***		<0.0011.28
(1.12 to 1.46)***		<0.0011.48
(1.25 to 1.74)***		<0.001
 Senior1.36
(0.90 to 2.04)		0.1420.92
(0.51 to 1.64)		0.7801.73
(1.38 to 2.15)***		<0.0011.86
(1.35 to 2.56)***		<0.0011.84
(1.53 to 2.22)***		<0.0012.04
(1.57 to 2.65)***		<0.001
 None0.60
(0.34 to 1.09)		0.1190.75
(0.41 to 1.40)		0.3510.51
(0.37 to 0.72)***		<0.0010.53
(0.37 to 0.75)***		<0.0010.73
(0.59 to 0.91)**		0.0220.75
(0.60 to 0.94)*		0.045
Encourage reporting violence in the facility
 YesRef
 No3.83
(2.75 to 5.34)***		<0.0013.64
(2.57 to 5.18)***		<0.0012.24
(1.80 to 2.80)***		<0.0012.21
(1.76 to 2.78)***		<0.0012.22
(1.82 to 2.70)***		<0.0012.26
(1.84 to 2.78)***		<0.001
 Don't know1.03
(0.75 to 1.43)		0.8381.07
(0.76 to 1.49)		0.7091.17
(0.99 to 1.37)		0.0701.23
(1.03 to 1.46)*		0.0200.99
(0.87 to 1.12)		0.8471.02
(0.89 to 1.16)		0.825

  • *<0.05; **<0.01; ***<0.001.

  • *Adjusted for age, sex, level of facility, type of health workers, professional ranking and encouragement perceived to report violence in the facility.

  • AOR, adjusted OR.