JOB SATISFACTION AMONG DOCTORS AND NURSES
JOB SATISFACTION AMONG DOCTORS AND NURSES
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2011-09
Authors
MARTINS, OLUTAYO FOLASHADE
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Abstract
Job satisfaction refers to how well a job provides fulfilment of a need or want or how
well it serves as a source or means of enjoyment. The prevalence of dissatisfaction
among doctors and nurses has been given considerable importance in recent years as
it affects patient satisfaction and leads to reduced quality of care. The quality of
performance in health facilities to a large extent depends on whether health care
providers are job satisfied or dissatisfied as the work force is one of the most
important inputs to any health system and has a strong impact on the performance of
health facilities.
The objective of this study was to determine the level and factors of job satisfaction
among doctors and nurses in F. M. C. Yola. A descriptive cross sectional study was
conducted involving 58 doctors and 182 nurses. A self administered structured
questionnaire was designed using a 5 point Lickert response format ranging from very
satisfied, satisfied, neutral, dissatisfied and very dissatisfied to determine various
levels and factors of job satisfaction that relate to 5 domains: the hospital management,
hospital facilities, health care providers and pay and benefits. A mark of 1 was
awarded for very dissatisfied, 2 for dissatisfied, 3 for neutral, 4 for satisfied and 5 for
very satisfied. All scores were added to give aggregate score for each domain and
overall and t-test used to test for statistical significance in satisfaction levels between
doctors and nurses. A p-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Majority of respondents 54.2%, 51.7%.50.0% and 41.7% were satisfied with job
security, hours of work, delegation of work by supervisors and degree of autonomy
respectively, 22.1% were dissatisfied and 16.7% very dissatisfied with rate of
promotion. Factors of highest satisfaction relating to the hospital facilities were the
physical working conditions and the physical surrounding. Majority of respondents
were satisfied with their profession: 51.7% satisfied and 22.9% very satisfied. Pay
and benefits contributed to the highest level of dissatisfaction with 36.7% and 18.3%
of respondents being dissatisfied and very dissatisfied respectively with present
salaries. Differences in job satisfaction between doctors and nurses relating to the 5
domians showed doctors to be more satisfied with the hospital facilities and nurses
more satisfied with pay and benefits, other domains showed no statistical difference in
satisfaction levels between doctors and nurses. Overall job satisfaction showed 14.9%
to be very satisfied and 42.6%to be satisfied.
Most respondent were satisfied with their jobs but only minorities satisfied with their
remuneration. Therefore there is a need to address the issue of enhancement of
remuneration for doctors and nurses.
Description
A DISSERTATION PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT
FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DEGREE (MPH) BY AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY(ABU) ZARIA, NIGERIA
SEPTEMBER 2011
Keywords
JOB,, SATISFACTION,, DOCTORS,, NURSES