JOB MOTIVATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS SERVING IN PRIMARY HOSPITALS AT CENTRAL GONDAR ZONE, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA, 2022

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: Low performances of health facilities are mostly associated with poor healthcare worker motivation in the workplace and the burden is dominant in developing countries like Ethiopia. In addition, Poor workplace motivation leads to increased staff turnover, reduced levels of engagement, poor communication, and lower productivity. However, there is limited evidence in this issue in Ethiopia. Objective: The objective of this study aimed to assess the job motivation and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Central Gondar zone primary hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022. Method: A facility-based cross-sectional quantitative study supported by qualitative approaches was conducted from May 24 to June 24, 2022, in Central Gondar zone primary hospitals. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants for quantitative and purposive sampling technique for the qualitative part. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95%Cl used to measure strength of associations and variables with a p-value < 0.05 in the multivariable analysis were considered significantly association with the outcome. Thematic analysis was done for the qualitative part. Results: In this study, 41.81% with a 95% CL [36.9, 46.6] of healthcare professionals were found to have good motivation for their job. Being degree in educational level (AOR=1.84, 95%CI [1.178, 2.874]), being satisfied with training opportunities (AOR = 1.92, 95%CI [1.201, 3.083]) and not having a written job description (AOR = 0.38, 95%Cl [0.224, 0.667]) were significantly associated with job motivations. A qualitative finding was shown to be in line with quantitative findings. Concussion and recommendations: healthcare professionals’ job motivation status was relatively low (41.81%) compared with the previous study. Besides, having a degree in educational level and being satisfied with training opportunities were significant positive predictors of good job motivation, and not having a written job description was a negative predictor of good job motivation. Responsible bodies need to take interventions targeted at the identified associated factors to improve job motivation. Key word: Job motivation, healthcare professional, Central Gondar, primary hospital