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Aim: This research aims to determine the moderator role of gender in the effect of medical mistrust on the intention to use violence against healthcare professionals. The data in the study were obtained by the survey method.Methods: The obtained data were analyzed with the SPSS program and the process macro software added to the SPSS program.Results: The sample of the study consists of 628 people in total. According to the results of the research, a positive and significant relationship was found between medical mistrust and the intention to use violence on healthcare professionals. Gender has been found to have a moderator role in the effect of medical mistrust on the intention to use violence on healthcare professionals. The effect of medical mistrust on the intention to use violence on healthcare professionals was & beta;=2,9054; t=12.8935 in individuals whose physicians were female; while in males & beta;=1.6301; t=12.2957.Conclusion: Accordingly, when the doctor's gender is female, the effect of medical mistrust on the intention to use violence on healthcare professionals becomes more evident