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This review aims to ascertain the prevalence and determinants of workplace violence among healthcare providers in Ethiopia, where the issue is under-researched.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The search included studies conducted in Ethiopia, regardless of publication year, that reported workplace violence among healthcare providers using PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Sciences, EMBASE, CINHAL, Google Scholar, university repositories, and reference. After each author independently evaluated a study for inclusion, data was extracted, and disagreements were discussed and settled. A random-effects meta-analysis approach was used to evaluate the pooled prevalence, patterns, and determinants of workplace violence at 95% confidence intervals. Additionally, the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value were used to evaluate the heterogeneity. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis were used to assess the difference by study-level characteristics. Additionally, to evaluate the stability of pooled values to outliers and publication bias, sensitivity analysis and funnel plots were performed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 6986 participants from 17 eligible studies were included in this study. Of the participants, 56% (95% CI: 48%-63%) reported having experienced any form of workplace violence. Verbal abuse accounted for 57% (95% CI: 49-65%), sexual harassment for 56% (95% CI: 48-65%), physical violence for 55% (95% CI: 46-63%), and bullying\/mobbing for 51% (95% CI: 40-62%), according to the participants\u2019 reports of workplace violence. Working night hours (AOR: 1.57; 95% CI: 1.20-1.93), being female (AOR: 2.24; 95% CI: 1.07-3.41), being single (AOR: 4.58; 95% CI: 2.44-6.73), working in an emergency department (AOR: 3.87; 95% CI: 2.33-5.41), and consuming alcohol (AOR: 2.69; 95% CI: 1.10-4.28) were all associated with a higher risk of workplace violence. Egger\u2019s test and the funnel plot revealed no publication bias, and sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the pooled odds ratios were stable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Given the comparatively high prevalence of workplace violence and its various types among healthcare providers, a multilevel intervention strategy was necessary to address and lessen its effects. In order to make the workplace safer and avoid negative consequences for health care providers as well as the larger healthcare system, this strategy should incorporate both individual-level strategies and targeted policies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/11786329251325405","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,20]],"date-time":"2025-03-20T09:28:51Z","timestamp":1742462931000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Prevalence, Patterns, and Determinants of Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Bikila","family":"Balis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2798-9392","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Usmael","family":"Jibro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0921-3825","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nesredin","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Efrem","family":"Lelisa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dawit","family":"Firdisa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2871-9450","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Magarsa","family":"Lami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","article-title":"Guidelines for preventing workplace violence for health care and social service workers","author":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","year":"2004","unstructured":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 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