Factors affecting job satisfaction and retention of medical laboratory professionals in seven countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 5 Agreement and kappa statistics between factors important for job satisfaction and incentives to stay at current job for less highly trained laboratory personnel

Factors important to job satisfaction	Incentives to stay at current job
Factors important to job satisfaction	Regular professional development	Increased appreciation/recognition	Addition of benefits	Increased vacation/paid time	Laboratory upgrades
Professional development	82.6 (0.28)^*	-	-	-	-
Appreciation/ recognition	-	85.1 (0.53)^**	-	-	-
Benefits	-	-	73.9 (0.34)^**	-	-
Vacation/time off	-	-	-	81.3 (0.55)^**
Working environment	-	-	-	-	72.2 (0.42)^**

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