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Violence can be defined as the fearful activities to harm own self or others by physical force. Violence creates a life time health problem of one's life. It can be in the form of physical, psychological and sexual violence. Violence in health care setting is one of the threaten problems in the world especially for the women and girls. Violence has been the major threatening problem in the world which ultimately results in death, disability, psychologically imbalanced and injuries.
Violence is found to be deep rooted in health care settings since decades ago. Mostly women who come for check up in the health centers are more susceptible to violence which may be in the form of sexual harassment, physical violence and verbally use of bad words. Not only patients, health care providers are also self violated by the patients and within the staff of the health sectors. There is no better provision of security for the health care providers. Violence against them is found unreported in many cases because of fear of loss of prestige and respects. Female health workers are dominated in the health sectors as patients have the blind belief that they do not have enough knowledge and experience. So, the lack of understandings and trust results in quarreling between them. If the patients die in serious cases, doctors are easily blamed as they did not do better treatment or they neglected their patients. They have to pay unnecessary compensation of death. It creates the imbalance and disturbances in the environment of health sectors. It is found in every health care setting in the world. Within the health care setting, female health care providers are dominated by the male health workers even in the same profession. Mostly in gynecological check up, married women and girls have to suffer a lot from the unkind behavior of the male doctors during visit. Sometime rape cases have been found to be reported. Such conditions hampers the health of the females because once they are violated, they do not go again to visit for check up with the same doctor. They are forced for high payments and for more visits with the aim to make more profits. It is not good practice. Doctors dominate to the poor and lower caste people and forcefully make them obey. Male patients are also dominated and they are not checked properly in comparison to females. They show attitudes to males and do not keep their confidentiality. In most of the cases, women come to hospital for treatment because of physical violence by her family members and husband. In such cases, health workers only fulfill their duty and falls to recognize her sense of dangers. They do not ask politely to them if it is safe to go home. Women are blamed as they provoke the family in such a situation in which they are searching for security. Health care providers do not respect them and sometime suggest for the divorce with the husband instead of advising not to divorce. They violate their confidentiality in front of the family members without her consent.
Violating women than males has been more from the global view in health sector. Though various efforts have been made to control it, there have not been expected changes in it. Proper security should be managed in the heath sectors for female and male health care providers. There should be made the provision of raising voice in health care settings if violated sexually, physically and verbally. Regular surveillance should be organized.