Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

Department of Pediatrics Nursing and Neonatal Intensive Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Review Article   
  Factors associated with sexual harassment towards women nurses: A systematic review
  Author(s): Reza Negarandeh, Woldegebriel Gebregziabher Kahsay*, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Marzieh Hasanpour, Shahzad Pashaeypoor and Elham Navab
  
  Background: Harassment and violence against nurses are complex and persistent occupational hazards facing the nursing profession. Women nurses are susceptible to sexual harassment in the workplace. Objective: To identify factors associated with the sexual harassment of women nurses. Methods: A systematic review was conducted using a literature search in PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to December 2018. Results: Sociodemographic characteristics associated with sexual harassment were women nurses being younger, having single marital status, living without children, having less work experience, and having assistant nurses in roles. The factors affecting sexual harassment as working conditions were working in closed hospital units such as orthopedic units, working both day and night shifts, having longer stay duration at the workplace, a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167- 0420.24.13.705

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