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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors affecting job satisfaction among health professionals working in governmental health institutions in Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Job satisfaction and associated factors among health professionals working at Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Job satisfaction

COR with 95% CI

AOR with 95%CI

P-value

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

  

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

Male

86 (27.1%)

230 (72.9%)

1

1

 

Female

96 (37.1%)

163 (62.9%)

1.57(1.10, 2.24)

1.09(0.62, 1.92)

0.747

Age

< 30 years

127 (27.5%)

329 (72.5%)

1

1

 

≥30 years

55 (46.2%)

64 (53.8%)

2.22(1.47, 3.37)

0.57(0.29, 1.14)

0.115

Profession

Physicians

32 (85.0%)

8 (15.0%)

1

1

 

PHO*

63 (52.9%)

56 (47.1%)

0.28(0.12, 0.66)

0.65(0.21, 1.96)

0.447

Nurses

47 (15.6%)

254 (84.4%)

0.05(0.02–0.10)

0.27(0.07, 1.01)

0.052

midwiferies

16 (21.1%)

60 (78.9%)

0.07(0.03, 0.17)

1.01(0.24, 4.24)

0.983

Others**

24 (61.5%)

15 (38.5%)

0.4(0.15, 1.09)

4.68 (1.04, 20.9)

0.043*

Educational status

Diploma

71(19.7%)

290 (80.3%)

1

1

 

Degree

111(51.9%)

103 (48.1%)

4.4(3.03, 6.39)

5.64 (2.44, 13)

0.001*

Service year

< 3 years

24 (16.4%)

122 (83.6%)

1

1

 

≥3 years

158 (36.8%)

271 (63.2%)

2.96(1.83, 4.78)

2.83 (1.39, 5.79)

0.004*

Work load

Not loaded

79 (20.5%)

306 (79.5%)

1

1

 

Loaded

103 (54.2%)

87 (45.8%)

4.58(3.14, 6.69)

3.99 (2.13, 7.45)

0.001*

Drinking alcohol

Yes

16 (20.0%)

64 (80.0%)

1

1

 

No

166 (33.5%)

329 (66.5%)

2.01(1.13, 3.60)

3.55 (1.31, 9.62)

0.013*

Existence of health insurance

Yes

16 (51.6%)

15 (48.4%)

2.42(1.17, 5.02)

2.61(0.72, 9.40)

0.142

No

166 (30.5%)

378 (69.5%)

1

1

 

Availability of the reference guideline

Yes

104 (68.4%)

48 (31.6%)

9.58(6.29, 14.60)

15.96 (8.49, 30)

0.001*

No

78 (18.4%)

345 (81.6%)

1

1

 
  1. *PHO=Public Health Officer, others** = Environmental Health, Laboratory, Anesthetics, n = number, % = frequency