Sexual harassment and its relationship with depressive symptoms: A nationwide study of Korean EMS providers.
Am J Ind Med
; 62(1): 74-79, 2019 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30507041
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Emergency medical service (EMS) providers may face sexual harassment (SH) from citizens. No studies have assessed SH prevalence and its association with depressive symptoms among EMS providers in South Korea.METHODS:
We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of 1346 EMS providers in South Korea. SH experience was assessed by asking, "During the past 12 months, have you ever experienced sexual harassment on duty by civil citizens?" Depressive symptoms during the preceding week were assessed using the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Modified Poisson regression was applied to examine association between SH and depressive symptoms.RESULTS:
Among EMS providers, 28.1% of females and 5.6% of males reported sexual harassment. In the gender-stratified analysis, EMS providers those who experienced SH were more likely to have depressive symptoms among females (PR 2.97, 95% CI 1.99, 4.44) and males (PR 2.01, 95% CI 1.41, 2.86).CONCLUSIONS:
Female EMS providers were about five times more likely to experience SH than males.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sexual Harassment
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Depression
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Emergency Medical Technicians
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Ind Med
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
South Korea
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA