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We assessed the 12\u2013month prevalence (yes\/no) of verbal violence, physical violence, and sexual harassment as well as the types of perpetrators of workplace violence. Further, information was gathered on sociodemographic (e.g., age, educational level), occupational (e.g., years in job), and mental health-related factors (i.e., anxiety, depression). The 12\u2013month prevalences of the different types of workplace violence were merged into a single variable (\u201cany workplace violence\u201d vs. none) for association analysis. We ran multivariable Poisson regression models to examine potential associations between sociodemographic and occupational correlates (i.e., independent variables) with any workplace violence as dependent variable and in addition between any workplace violence (independent variable) and dichotomized mental health as dependent variable.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Overall, 59.4% of the medical assistants reported verbal violence, 5.9% reported physical violence, 3.8% reported sexual harassment, and 60.1% reported any workplace violence in the previous 12\u00a0months. Patients were reported to be the main perpetrators, followed by patients\u2019 relatives. Younger age, being single, and working in a medical care center were sociodemographic and occupational correlates of workplace violence (PRs\u2009\u2265\u20091.27). Workplace violence was significantly associated with mental health variables (PRs\u2009\u2265\u20091.72).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Medical assistants experience workplace violence, in particular verbal violence. 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