From: Understanding the factors influencing health-worker employment decisions in South Africa
Public | Private | NGO | Total | Statistical test | ||
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Participants’ ratinga of: | ||||||
Workload compared to colleagues in other sectors | 4.55 (0.88) | 3.81 (1.20) | 4.33 (0.97) | 4.37 (1.00) | F = 23.869 | P < 0.001** |
Frequency of the feeling of stress at work | 4.16 (1.03) | 3.73 (1.21) | 4.14 (0.92) | 4.08 (1.06) | F = 8.131 | P < 0.001** |
Level of remuneration received for work | 2.09 (1.25) | 2.61 (1.06) | 2.23 (1.24) | 2.22 (1.23) | F = 7.868 | P < 0.001** |
Overall job satisfaction | 3.62 (2.55) | 3.05 (4.15) | 3.53 (1.19) | 3.50 (2.74) | F = 1.685 | P = 0.186 |
Standard of the working premises | 2.27 (1.19) | 3.89 (1.12) | 3.24 (0.98) | 2.76 (1.31) | F = 106.806 | P < 0.001** |
Level of human resources | 2.11 (0.94) | 3.04 (1.00) | 2.32 (0.96) | 2.32 (1.02) | F = 43.474 | P < 0.001** |
Staff turnover rate | 3.39 (1.25) | 3.22 (1.10) | 3.53 (1.32) | 3.39 (1.24) | F = 1.789 | P = 0.168 |
Received in-service training since employedb | χ 2 = 27.631 | P < 0.001** | ||||
Yes | 68 (280) | 83 (104) | 87 (115) | 74 (499) | ||
No | 31 (130) | 16 (20) | 12 (16) | 25 (166) | ||
Not sure | 1 (4) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (7) | ||
Received in-service training in the last 12 monthsb | χ 2 = 83.465 | P < 0.001** | ||||
Yes | 40 (163) | 73 (91) | 76 (100) | 53 (354) | ||
No | 58 (238) | 23 (29) | 22 (29) | 44 (296) | ||
Not sure | 2 (9) | 3 (4) | 2 (2) | 2 (15) |