Violence and stigma experienced by health-care workers in COVID-19 health-care facilities in three cities of Pakistan
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ICRC study: Over 41% health workers experienced violence in last 2 months
Over 41 per cent of health-care workers reported having experienced some form of violence in the last two months, with verbal violence, false accusations and stigmatisation being the more commonly experienced forms.
This finding is part of a recent study conducted by the Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi, Khyber Medical University Peshawar and the University of Lahore with support from the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC).
The study surveyed 356 health care workers, including, doctors, paramedics and laboratory technicians, from 24 health care facilities in Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar.