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The specialist hospital had the highest prevalence of physical violence (35.4%), while the general hospitals had the highest prevalence of non-physical violence (76%). Inexperienced medical staff (p &lt; 0.001) were more likely to suffer non-physical violence than physical violence in Chinese medicine hospitals compared to experienced staff. Medical units (p = 0.001) had a high risk of  non-physical violence, while surgical units (p = 0.005) had a high risk of physical violence. In general hospitals, staff with higher levels of anxiety about workplace violence were more vulnerable to both physical violence (1.67, 95% CI 1.36\u20132.10) and non-physical violence (1.309, 95% CI 1.136\u20131.508) compared to those with lower levels of anxiety, while rotating shift workers had a higher odds of physical violence (2.2, 95%  CI 1.21\u20134.17) and non-physical violence (1.65, 95% CI 1.13\u20132.41) compared to fixed day shift workers. 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