China has witnessed a surge in violence against medical personnel, including widely reported incidents of violent abuse, riots, attacks, and protests in hospitals, but little is known about the definite prevalence of workplace violence against physicians of obstetrics and gynecology in China. The aim of this study is to analyze prevalence of workplace violence against physicians of obstetrics and gynecology in China. A customized questionnaire will be delivered by the social software WeChat to the specific hospital which has been randomly sampled, and all physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology in this hospital will fill the questionnaire anonymously. A random sampling will be performed in all 32 provinces, municipality or autonomous regions in the mainland of China. It is assumed that acceptable 95% confidence interval is P±4%, and the sample size under the condition of simple random sampling is 600 persons. If the homogeneity is set as 0.15 or 0.2, and each population (unit) has 10 or 15 persons accepting survey, we will achieve a design effect of 2.35 to 3.80. If we choose the design effect of 3, the sample size of every level needs is 1800. Considering 10% population refusing to be surveyed, in all mainland of China, three levels of hospitals will include at least 6000 physicians who accept survey.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
6,000
A customized questionnaire will be delivered by the social software WeChat to explore the prevalence, potential reasons and solutions of workplace violence against physicians of obstetrics and gynecology in China
Lei Li
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGPrevalence of workplace violence in all physicians
Percentage of verbal abuse, physical assault and sexual assaults
Time frame: In past 12 months
Potential reasons of workplace violence in all physicians
Percentage of different choices of potential reasons in a customized questionnaire
Time frame: Two months
Potential solution of workplace violence in all physicians
Percentage of different choices of potential solution in a customized questionnaire
Time frame: Two months
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