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Table 3 Perception of workplace sexual violence among women working in Bahir Dar City hospitality workplaces, January to August 2019

From: Factors associated with sexual violence among waitresses working in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study

Perception

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

If I face sexual violence in my workplace, I would report it to the police

97 (24.2)

277 (69.1)

10 (2.5)

16 (4)

1 (0.2)

Exposing workplace sexual violence will influence work efficiency

43 (10.7)

213 (53.1)

12 (3)

121 (30.2)

12 (3)

Exposing workplace sexual violence creates a non-conducive work environment

51 (12.7)

209 (52.1)

13 (3.2)

119 (29.7)

9 (2.2)

Workplace sexual violence is one of the opportunities to get a boyfriend

16 (4)

108 (26.9)

53 (13.2)

173 (43.1)

51 (12.7)

Workplace sexual violence is an everyday social activity; it is not bad

9 (2.2)

126 (31.4)

31 (7.7)

136 (33.9)

99 (24.7)

Sexual violence in hospitality workplaces is expected and acceptable

16 (4)

144 (35.9)

26 (6.5)

127 (31.7)

88 (21.9)

Since our income is a customer, we should tolerate sexual violence from them

97 (24.2)

170 (42.4)

58 (14.5)

39 (9.7)

37 (9.2)

Hospitality workplaces should have clear policies and regulations about WSV

164 (40.9)

255 (56.1)

4 (1)

3 (0.7)

5 (1.2)