Violence study of healthcare workers and systems in the Caribbean: ViSHWaS-Caribbean study

Table 2 Violence characteristics and attributes

Violence of any form at workplace	Count (n = 225)	Percentage (%)
Total yes response - self + colleague (n = 225)	128	56.9
Yes response-self (n = 225)	88	39.1
Yes response - colleague (n =137)	40	17.8
No response - self + colleague (n = 225)	97	43.1
Form of violence	Count (n = 225)	Percentage (%)
Verbal violence	108	48.0
Emotional violence	55	24.4
Physical violence	31	13.8
Cultural violence	14	6.2
Sexual violence	10	4.4
Online/virtual/cyber harassment	6	2.7
Other	1	0.4
Type of aggressor	Count (n =128)	Percentage (%)
More than one type of aggressor	19	14.8
Colleague	9	7.0
Patient	23	18.0
Patient and relative and/or caregiver	8	6.3
Patient and relative and/or caregiver	50	39.1
Supervisor	18	14.1
Frequency of violence; during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	Count (n =128)	Percentage (%)
Increased	37	28.9
About the same	62	48.4
Decreased	28	21.9
Number of violent episodes in past one year	Survey respondent-self (n = 88)	Survey respondent-colleague (n = 40)
Every day	1	0
About once a week	8	3
A few times a week	3	0
Once or twice a month	24	10
Once or twice a quarter	18	26
Once or twice a year	34	0