ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Bitter silence allows sexual harassment to continue in workplace: A qualitative study in Iranian nurses.
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- A situation ignored in the healthcare: a systematic review of sexual harassment against healthcare professionals.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Pooled it
- Association Between Workplace Sexual Harassment Experiences and Disclosure Attitudes Among Iranian Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Workplace sexual harassment and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in nurses: a cross-sectional study in southeast Iran.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Prevalence and experiences of sexual harassment among Saudi female nursing students: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The impact of sexual counseling training on nurses' responsibility and practice of sexual counseling for patients with myocardial infarction.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The scale of attitudes toward workplace sexual harassment disclosure: development and validation among Iranian nurses.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Workplace sexual harassment and suicide ideation in female nurses: multiplying effects of social stigma and job insecurity.Australian journal of psychology · 2025Article
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- Workplace violence in primary health care workers: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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Abstract
Background: Sexual harassment in the workplace is continuing. However, the rate of sexual harassment disclosure is low, which causes many problems. Non-disclosure of sexual harassment can cause nurses' psychological distress and physical harm, and affect their productivity and quality of care. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the reasons why Iranian nurses stayed silent and did not disclose sexual harassment in their workplace. Method: This qualitative descriptive-explorative study was conducted to investigate the reasons why Iranian nurses ( Results: The research data indicated 112 codes, a major category, 4 subcategories, and 9 primary categories. The major category, "The missing link is bitter silence; sexual harassment is still going on," includes four subcategories: fear of social stigmas, organizational and legal barriers, family barriers, and personal barriers. Conclusions: Nurses cannot break their silence on sexual harassment because they are afraid that disclosure of sexual harassment has negative consequences for their personal and professional lives. Policies and strategies should be developed to encourage nurses to disclose sexual harassment. This issue must be studied socially, culturally, and politically.
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