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

Abstract

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.

Health professional’s job satisfaction and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Only three articles were conducted before 2015 [16,54,55]. The majority, 9 (30%) of studies were conducted in Oromia region [16,52,54,62,68,69,72,75,76] and only one study was conducted in SNNP region [55]. Simple random sampling technique was used by sixteen (53.3%) studies to select study participants [33, 52, 55, 56, 59-61, 65-69, 71-73, 76].…”

“…In the present review and meta-analysis, factors identified as significant for health professional's job satisfaction in at least three primary articles were included. As a result, salary [53,60,65,75], working experience [33,55,[67][68][69]76] and profession type [33,66,69] were identified as factors for job satisfaction in three and above studies, due to they were reported through various category methods that create a difficulty to extract data we exclude them from analysis after discussion and agreement by authors. Support from supervisor [65,73,76], working environment [56,60,66,72,73,76], opportunity for professional growth [60,74,76], sex [61,69,73], marital status [58,61,65], educational status [33,61,69,76], staff relationship [72,74,76] and age [59,69,76] were factors that fulfill the criteria and selected for meta-analysis.…”

“…As a result, salary [53,60,65,75], working experience [33,55,[67][68][69]76] and profession type [33,66,69] were identified as factors for job satisfaction in three and above studies, due to they were reported through various category methods that create a difficulty to extract data we exclude them from analysis after discussion and agreement by authors. Support from supervisor [65,73,76], working environment [56,60,66,72,73,76], opportunity for professional growth [60,74,76], sex [61,69,73], marital status [58,61,65], educational status [33,61,69,76], staff relationship [72,74,76] and age [59,69,76] were factors that fulfill the criteria and selected for meta-analysis. However, support from supervisor, working environment, staff relationship, sex and opportunity for professional growth were identified as significant determinants for health professional's job satisfaction.…”

Meta Analysis of Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction in Health Workers

“…Based on the results of a study conducted by Workineh et al (2020), In Ethiopia, the overall job satisfaction rate of health workers is 46%, with job-related factors such as nature of work, interpersonal relationships (managerial factors such as participation in decision-making, and supportive supervision), incentives, and opportunities for development are significantly associated with job satisfaction of health workers.…”