Prevalence of workplace abuse and sexual harassment among female faculty and staff

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 314-322

  Marsh, Jaimee ^a   Patel, Sonya ^a   Gelaye, Bizu ^a   Goshu, Miruts ^b   Worku, Alemayehu ^b,c   Williams, Michelle A ^a   Berhane, Yemane ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Sexual Harassment; Workplace abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72549107386     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8143     Document Type: Article

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