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Job Satisfaction, Engagement and Associated Factors Among Employees Working at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Institution Based Cross Sectional Study

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Ebrahim Mohammed Gebaba, Haji Aman Daybaso, Ephrem Mannekulih Habtewold

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2185/2020.04.003

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Adama Hospital Medical College Public Health Department, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

ABSTRACT

High level of professional satisfaction among healthcare workers earns high dividends such as higher worker force retention and patients satisfaction. The aim of this study is to assess level of employees satisfaction and associated factors among employees working in Adama hospital medical college town from January to March 2019. Institution based cross-sectional study design was employed. About 389 employees were interviewed. Multi variable logistic regression analysis was used to identify the relationship among predictors and outcome variable. Variables with P-value < 0.25 at bivariate logistic regression analysis were entered into multi variable logistic regression. P-value < 0.05 and adjusted odds ratio at 95% level of significance was be used to declare predictors of employees satisfaction. A total of 389 study participant responded to the questionnaires with response rate of 92.20%. More than half 212 (54.5%) were male and the mean age of study participants were 32.24 years (SD ± 7.87). The overall level of job satisfaction was 185 (47.6%) (95% CI: 1.43, 1.53). Factors like shisha smoking (AOR, 0.4; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.44), co-workers relationship (AOR, 2.85; 95% CI: 1.21, 6.72), working environment (AOR, 4.08; 95% CI: 1.98, 8.41), autonomy at their working (AOR, 4.40; 95% CI: 1.89, 11.19), commitment for their organization (AOR, 2.48; 95% CI: 1.20, 5.10), performance evaluation (AOR, 5.69; 95% CI: 2.53, 12.80), promotion or growth opportunity (AOR, 9.58; 95% CI: 4.11, 22.32) and relationship with immediate supervisor (AOR, 4.59; 95% CI: 1.89, 11.19) shows significant association with employees’ job satisfaction. The overall level of employees satisfaction is low. The organization should work on factors associated with employees’ job satisfaction in order to increase satisfaction levels of employees.

KEYWORDS

job, job satisfaction, job engagement, employee, Adama Hospital Medical College

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