Assessment of Job Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Dire Dawa Public Health Facilities, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021

Abstract

Background: The shortage of health professionals and job dissatisfaction is a worldwide phenomenon, including in Ethiopia. It has an impact on the organization, including loss of knowledge gained by the employee while on the job, understaffing, which in turn leads to decreased effectiveness and productivity of the remaining staff, and organizations' costs relating to recruitment and selection, training of new employees, personnel processes, and induction. Studies show that the level of nurse job satisfaction was 48% in 2019 in Ethiopia. The study aim was to assess job satisfaction and associated factors among health professionals in Dire Dawa public health facilities in 2021.

Method: A cross-sectional study design was employed, and a simple random sampling method was used to select study participants. Data was collected and entered into EPI Data and SPSS version 23 for analysis. Variables with p<0.25 on bivariable logistic regression analysis were candidates for multivariable logistic regression analysis, and statistical significance was declared at a p-value <0.05 and 95% CI.

Results: The overall level of job satisfaction among health care professionals was 214 (54.6, 95% CI (49.2–59.7)). Health care workers who felt the presence of motivation (AOR=2.1, 95% CI (1.1–4.1)), chance of career advancement (AOR=2.4, 95% CI (1.3–4.3)), training opportunity (AOR=1.9, 95% CI (1.1–3.5)), good working relationship with their supervisor (AOR=2.1, 95% CI (1.2–3.8)), co-workers (AOR=2.2, 95% CI (1.1–4.5)), and part-time work opportunity (AOR=2.0, 95% CI (1.1–3.9)) were determinants of job satisfaction.

Conclusion: The study found a moderate level of job satisfaction. Variables such as presence of motivation, career advancement, training, relation with supervisors, co-workers, and part-time work opportunities were found to be significantly associated with job satisfaction. Thus, the Dire Dawa health bureau and health facility administrators should give attention to developing structures and systems that can satisfy career growth opportunities, among others.