Assault Deterrents and Educators’ Risk of Physical Assault: A Case-Control Study

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• Personal Author:
  Feda DM ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; McGovern, Patricia M. ; Nachreiner, Nancy M. ; Ryan, Andrew D.
• Description:
  The study purpose was to identify associations between assault deterrent presence in kindergarten through 12th (K-12) grade schools and physical assaults (PAs) against educators. Data collected through a two-phase study identified physical and nonphysical violent events and utilized a nested case-control study to identify PA risk/protective factors. Analyses included multivariable modeling. Adjusted analyses demonstrated a significant decreased risk of PA with routine locker searches (odds ratio [OR] = 0.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.29, 0.82]). Also important, although not statistically significant, were presence of video monitors (OR = 0.72, 95% CI [0.50, 1.03]), intercoms (OR = 0.77, 95% CI [0.55, 1.06]), and required school uniforms/dress codes (OR = 0.74, 95% CI [0.52, 1.07]). These findings are integral to school nursing practice in which there is opportunity to influence application of relevant pilot intervention efforts as a first step in determining the potential efficacy of broad-based interventions that can positively impact the problem of school-related violence. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Assault Deterrents Assaults Author Keywords: Occupational Violence Case Control Studies Educators/Teachers Intervention Effectiveness K-12 Schools Physical Assault Teaching Violence Prevention Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  1059-8405
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  219-228
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064512
• Citation:
  J Sch Nurs 2023 Jun; 39(3):219-228
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan G. Gerberich, PhD, MSPH, BSN, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety-Education and Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street, MMC 807, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of School Nursing
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3a1d993ce371893becbd0b0e2129a8498f85cb818b9cedc7947a799ccaa1758cd5fa694164a0c9c157257bb05baff3ebb35163b4c38c54279ce272c76e99b05e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222961/cdc_222961_DS1.pdf
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