Abstract:
Background: Human resources are vital for delivering health services, and health
systems cannot function effectively without sufficient numbers of skilled, motivated, and
well-supported health professionals. Job satisfaction of health professional is important for
motivation and efficiency, as higher job satisfaction improves both employee performance
and patient satisfaction.
Objectives: To assess job satisfaction and associated factors among health professionals
working in Guji Zone Public health facility, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, 2017.
Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 541 randomly
selected health professionals working in Guji zone public facilities from February 20 to
March 30/2017.Data was collected by using self-administered structured questionnaire.
Bivirate analysis was done and candidate variables were selected at p-value <0.25 and pvalue <0.05 in final model. Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Review
Board of Jimma University. Factor scores were computed for the identified items by
varimax rotation to represent satisfaction. Multivariate linear regression analysis was
performed, and the effect of independent variables on the regression factor score was
quantified.
Result: Five hundred forty one respondents participated in the study with a response rate
of 97.25%. The overall level of job satisfaction was 38.9%. Compensation and benefit
(benefits), working environment, relation with management factor score and salary were
predictors of level of job satisfaction. A unit increment in salary, percentage scale score in
compensation and benefit, working environment and relation with management factor
score, resulted in (β= 0.78 [95% CI 0.23, 1.26] ), (β= 0.956 [ 95% CI 0.217, 2.349] ), (β=
0.756 [95% CI 0.161, 1.352] ), (β= 0.698 [95% CI 0.113, 1.283] ) yields increment in
health professional job satisfaction respectively.
Conclusion & Recommendation: This study revealed that the level of health
professionals’ job satisfaction was generally low. Salary, Compensation and benefit, work
environment and relation with management are the main factors that were found to
influence job satisfaction. All concerned parties should make efforts to improve job
satisfaction of health professionals working in public health care facilities of Guji zone
