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It is a known fact that violence against health workers is increasing every day. The study aims to identify the frequency of oral and physical violence against doctors and nurses, the factors affecting the perception of violence and the opinion of health workers on this issue, and to present solutions. The target audience of the research is the doctors and nurses who work in the university hospital’s surgeries, services and clinics. The survey form, designed as a data collection tool, includes demographic characteristics, expressions related to the frequency of oral and physical violence against health workers and 30 expressions related to the perception of oral and physical violence against health workers. The study found that health workers were exposed to violence at 70%, exposed to oral violence at 81, exposed to physical violence at 17% and exposed to physical violence at 55%. The exposure to oral violence of participants has been shown to have an impact on the perception of violence against health workers. The research finds that gender, staff status, degree of profession and time of work in the department have an impact on the perception of violence against health workers.

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