Female paramedics (n = 65) | Male paramedics (n = 190) | Difference between female and male paramedics | |
Verbal abuse | 55 (88.7%) | 152 (80%) | 8.71, CI −2.08 to 19.50 |
Z = 1.36, P = 0.172 | |||
Property damage/theft | 9 (14.8%) | 28 (14.9%) | 0.22, CI −10.96 to 11.40 |
Z = −0.16, P = 0.869 | |||
Intimidation | 37 (61.7%) | 99 (52.4%) | 7.57, CI −7.62 to 22.77 |
Z = 0.89, P = 0.372 | |||
Physical abuse | 28 (45.9%) | 65 (34.8%) | 10.95, CI −4.22 to 26.15 |
Z = 1.40, P = 0.161 | |||
Sexual harassment | 23 (37.7%) | 18 (9.5%) | 27.62, CI 13.83 to 41.42 |
Z = 4.92, P<0.0001 | |||
Sexual assault | 7 (11.5%) | 3 (1.6%) | 9.71, CI 0.57 to 18.86 |
Z = 3.03, P<0.002 |