Socio-Demographic Determinants of Workplace Violence against Nurses and Preventive Strategies in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State

The study investigated socio-demographic determinants of workplace violence against nurses and preventive strategies in Nsukka LGA, Enugu State. The cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of 310 nurses in Nsukka LGA. The sample was 120 nurses drawn using a multi-staged sampling procedure. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher 23-item structured on Determinants of Workplace Violence and Preventive Strategies Questionnaire (DWVPSQ). Frequencies, percentages, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to analyse and answer the research questions while logistic regression was used to test the null hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The results showed that low proportion (28.6%) of nurses suffered workplace violence. There is a weak positive relationship between workplace violence against nurses and gender (r=.056), income level (r=.024), marital status (r=.081). There is a weak negative relationship between workplace violence against nurses and years of experience (r=-.011). High proportion (77.8%) of nurses adopted the preventive strategies for workplace violence against them. Socio-demographic factors of gender, years of experience, income level and marital status (p > .05) were not significant determinants of workplace violence against nurses. It was recommended among others, that health educators, teachers, and other relevant stakeholders should enlighten nurses both old and young on the importance of reporting any form of workplace violence they may experience in discharging their professional duties. Keywords: Violence, Workplace violence, Nurses, Preventive strategies, Determinants