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Job satisfaction and its determinants among health workers in jimma university specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia.

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dc.contributor.author Alemshet Yami
dc.contributor.author Leja Hamza
dc.contributor.author Alima Hassen, etal
dc.date.accessioned 2020-12-13T05:51:07Z
dc.date.available 2020-12-13T05:51:07Z
dc.date.issued 2011-08
dc.identifier.uri http://10.140.5.162//handle/123456789/3394
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Human power is the back bone for the provision of quality health care for the population. High level of professional satisfaction among health workers earns high dividends such as higher worker force retention and patients satisfaction. There is limited amount of literature in the areas related to factors affecting job satisfaction and retention. The objective of this study was to determine the job satisfaction of health professionals working in Jimma University Specialized Hospital and factors affecting their level of satisfaction. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the level and factors affecting job satisfaction and retention of health professionals working in Jimma University Specialized Hospital. The study was conducted from March to October 2009 and included all categories of health professionals working in the hospital during the study period. Data was collected using self administered questionnaire and focus group discussion. After the data was collected, it was entered into a computer and analyzed using SPSS version16.0 windows statistical software. Chi-square tests were made to evaluate association of different variables with job satisfaction, and P-value < 0.05, at 95% CI was taken as cut off point for statistical significance. RESULTS: A total of 145 health professionals have responded for the self administered questionnaire. The result showed that sixty seven (46.2%) of the health workers are dissatisfied with their job. The major reasons reported for their dissatisfaction were lack of motivation, inadequate salary, insufficient training opportunities and inadequate number of human resources. Only sixty (41.4%) health professionals were satisfied with their job, the major reasons given were getting satisfaction from helping others and professional gratification. Suggestion given by the respondents to improve job satisfaction and increase retention rate included motivation of staff through different incentives such us bonus, house allowance, salary increment, establishing good administration management system and improving hospital facilities and infrastructure. CONCLUSION: Job satisfaction of health professionals in Jimma University Specialized Hospital was found to be low. Responsible bodies should devise mechanisms to improve job satisfaction and retention of health professional so as to improve the healthcare services of the hospital. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Job satisfaction en_US
dc.subject Health Workers en_US
dc.subject Jimma University Specialized Hospital en_US
dc.title Job satisfaction and its determinants among health workers in jimma university specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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