Health professionals’ job satisfaction and associated factors at public health centers in West Ethiopia

Deriba, Beyazin Kebede; Sinke, Shimele Ololo; Ereso, Berhane Megersa; Badacho, Abebe Sorsa

doi:10.1186/s12960-017-0206-3

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“…Health workers perceived training opportunity as scarce and not equitable in our study which was similar to the nding from a previous study done in Nepal in 2012 [27]. Inadequate career development opportunities affects the job satisfaction and ultimately the performance of health workers and health system as a whole which are supported by previous studies done in Nepal [28], India [29], Pakistan [30] and Ethiopia [24] . We thus suggest the need of in-service interventions such as further education and training opportunities for health workers working in primary health facility settings.…”

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“…This shows that health workers perceived that the existing salary and incentives were inadequate. Financial factor has been reported of associated with job satisfaction in studies around the world including China [21], Kenya [23], Ethiopia [24] and South Africa [25]. As remuneration is linked with meeting personal and family needs, we suggest the government for salary adjustment of health workers to improve job satisfaction.…”

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Work motivation and job satisfaction among health workers of primary health facilities: a mixed-methods study from Nepal

Khanal¹,

Choulagai²,

Acharya³

et al. 2020

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Background Work motivation and job satisfaction are linked with the performance and retention of health workforce. Primary health facilities, mostly comprising of mid-level health workers, serve majority of the population in Nepal. The aim of the study was to assess the determinants of job satisfaction in relation to socio-demographics, job characteristics and work motivation status among health workers working in primary health facilities. Methods A mixed-methods study was conducted in Jhapa district in Eastern Nepal covering 40 primary health facilities. The data collection involved 151 self-administered questionnaire interviews and 16 in-depth interviews with the health workers. Mean differences in work motivation among those satisfied and unsatisfied with their job was examined using t tests. Logistic regression with 95% confidence interval at p<0.05 was used for identifying associated factors with job satisfaction. Thematic analysis was done for qualitative data. Results Among the study participants, 78.2% were either auxiliary health workers or auxiliary nurse midwives. The median employment period of health workers was 174 months. In the likert scale of five points, the mean score of work motivation was highest for team work (3.99) and lowest for financial motivation (2.21). Age of health workers and satisfaction with career development, and financial motivation were significantly associated with job satisfaction. The qualitative findings also revealed that majority of the health workers were not satisfied with the existing career development opportunities, availability of resources in health facility and financial motivation. Conclusions Dissatisfaction with career development and financial motivation was significantly associated with lower odds of job satisfaction among health workers. Additionally, resource availability in health facility, recognition of work and management support affected job satisfaction. A focus on improving work environment through increased financial motivation and career development opportunities as well as investing in primary health facilities with increased resource support is recommended to improve job satisfaction.

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Work motivation and job satisfaction among health workers of primary health facilities: a mixed-methods study from Nepal

Khanal¹,

Choulagai²,

Acharya³

et al. 2020

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“…Study conducted in western part of Ethiopia among health professional working in public health center, factors like Compensation (bene ts), recognition by management, and opportunity for development were associated with job satisfaction. A unit increase in salary and incentives and recognition by management scores resulted in 0.459 and 0.156 unit increases in job satisfaction scores, respectively (13). In another study conducted in Western Amhara region, Ethiopia, factors like presence of health professionals' reference manual/ guide, alcohol drinking, workload, experience, educational status and profession types were found to be signi cant factors associated with health care professionals' job satisfaction level.…”

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“…Many studies have been conducted in different parts of Ethiopia to assess Employees satisfaction. In study conducted in western parts of Ethiopia, the overall level of job satisfaction among employees was 41.46% (13). In another study conducted in Ethiopia at western Amhara region the overall job satisfaction of health professional working at Western Amhara region was 31.7% (14).…”

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Job Satisfaction, Engagement and Associated Factors among Employees Working at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Institution Based Cross Sectional Study

Mohammed

Daybaso

Habtewold

2020

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Introduction: High level of professional satisfaction among health workers earns high dividends such as higher worker force retention and patients satisfactionObjective: To assess level of employees` satisfaction and associated factors among employees` working in Adama hospital medical college town from January to March 2019.Methods: institution based cross-sectional study design was employed. About 389 employees were interviewed.Multi variable logistic regression analysis was used to identify the relationship among predictors and outcome variable. P-value <0.25 will be used as cutoff point for variable to be candidate for multi variable logistic regression. P-value <0.05 and Adjusted odds ratio at 95% level of significance will be used to declare predictors of employees satisfaction.Results: A total of 389 study participant responded to the questionnaires with response rate of 92.20%. More than half 212(54.5%) were male and the mean age of study participants were 32.24 years (SD± 7.87). The overall level of job satisfaction was 185(47.6%) (95%CI: 1.43, 1.53). Factors like shisha smoking (AOR, 0.4; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.44), Co-workers relationship (AOR, 2.85; 95% CI: 1.21, 6.72), working environment (AOR, 4.08; 95% CI: 1.98, 8.41), autonomy at their working (AOR, 4.40; 95% CI: 1.89, 11.19), commitment for their organization (AOR, 2.48; 95% CI: 1.20, 5.10), performance evaluation (AOR, 5.69; 95% CI: 2.53, 12.80), promotion or growth opportunity (AOR, 9.58; 95% CI: 4.11, 22.32) and relationship with immediate supervisor (AOR,4.59; 95% CI: 1.89, 11.19) shows significant association with employees` job satisfaction.Conclusion and recommendation: The overall level of employees` satisfaction is low. The organization should work on factors associated with employees` job satisfaction in order to increase satisfaction levels of employees.

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“…Various factors accelerated and resulted in the migration of health professionals. Salary and incentives, recognition by management, developmental opportunities, and patient appreciation were strong predictors of job satisfaction in west Ethiopia [12]. Another study conducted in Eastern Amhara Region identified the presence of health professionals' reference manual/guide, alcohol drinking, workload, experience, educational status, and profession types were identified as important predictors for job satisfaction [13].…”

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Job Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors Among Governmental Health Workers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Workineh¹,

Dida²,

Sileshi³

2020

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Background: Job satisfaction is an important determinant of workers' motivation, retention, and performance. Each individual working in different segments of the health sector has an impact on the quality and accessibility of the services the health care system provides to the community. Many studies assessed health care workers' job satisfaction. However, the majority of previous studies focused on specific health professionals and facilities. The present study assessed job satisfaction and its associated factors among governmental health workers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, EthiopiaMethods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in West Shoa, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, from March 23/2020 to April 15/2020. A total of 429 health workers were identified from type A, B, and C districts. Participants were proportionally allocated for each district and the individual participant was selected using simple random sampling methods. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and entered into EpiInfo 7. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 22 software. Mean and/or median were used for continuous variables, whereas; the percentage was used for categorical variables. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was done to assess the association between each independent variable and outcome variable. Multivariate binary logistic regression using adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated to assess the strength of association. Results: From the total of 429 study participants, 422 of them were fully responded to the survey with a response rate of 98.3%. The overall level of job satisfaction was 46%. Management. The policy of the worker organization [AOR 0.07, 95% CI: 0.03-.21)], the relationship among the workers [AOR 0.08(95% CI .03-.23], presence of benefit package [AOR 0.07, (95% CI .02-.22], work environment [AOR 0.11, (95% CI: 0. 04-.31], personal growth and development [AOR 0.11 (95% CI: 0.04-.33], supportive supervision from immediate supervisor [AOR 0.04 (95% CI: 0.014-.14] and the nature of work category [AOR 0.03 (95% CI: 0.01-.1] were independently associated with job satisfaction. Conclusions: The overall job satisfaction of health workers in the study area was low. Management and policy of the worker organization, the relationship among the workers, presence of benefit package, work conditioning, personal growth, and development, supportive supervision from immediate supervisor and the nature of work category were among the predictor of job satisfaction.

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Health professionals’ job satisfaction and associated factors at public health centers in West Ethiopia

Cited by 77 publications

References 15 publications

Work motivation and job satisfaction among health workers of primary health facilities: a mixed-methods study from Nepal

Work motivation and job satisfaction among health workers of primary health facilities: a mixed-methods study from Nepal

Job Satisfaction, Engagement and Associated Factors among Employees Working at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Institution Based Cross Sectional Study

Job Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors Among Governmental Health Workers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

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