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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.
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DNA
December 20, 2020
A paramedic uses a swab to take a nasal sample as he conducts a novel coronavirus test at a roadside testing facility in Is-lamabad. PHOTO: NNI
ISLAMABAD:
Nearly half of all healthcare workers in three major cities of the country have faced some form of violence, either physical or verbal while tackling the novel coronavirus, leading to an erosion of trust between patients and medics.
This was claimed in a study conducted by the APPNA Institute of Public Health at the Jinnah Sindh Medical University in Karachi, University of Lahore and Khyber Medical University with the support from the International Committee of the 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. There is an erosion of trust between patients and
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Study on violence experienced by healthcare workers launched
Islamabad
December 20, 2020
Islamabad : Over 41 per cent of healthcare workers in three cities of Pakistan faced some form of verbal and physical violence while battling the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study conducted by Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) Institute of Public Health (Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi), University of Lahore and Khyber Medical University with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The study shared with the media surveyed 356 health-care workers, including, doctors, paramedics and laboratory technicians, from 24 health-care facilities in Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar.