Table 3 Participant demographics by their intention to leave their current employment
From: Understanding the factors influencing health-worker employment decisions in South Africa
Considering leaving? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Don’t know | Total | Statistical test | ||
Employer | χ 2 = 22.925 | P < 0.001** | ||||
Public | 59 (230) | 21 (81) | 20 (76) | 100 (387) | ||
Private | 47 (56) | 36 (43) | 18 (21) | 100 (120) | ||
NGO | 73 (91) | 16 (20) | 11 (14) | 100 (125) | ||
Sex | χ 2 = 14.725 | P = 0.142 | ||||
Male | 57 (34) | 20 (12) | 23 (14) | 100 (60) | ||
Female | 60 (340) | 23 (129) | 17 (96) | 100 (565) | ||
Cadre | χ 2 = 3.267 | P = 0.514 | ||||
Professional Nurse | 63 (98) | 18 (28) | 19 (30) | 100 (156) | ||
Staff nurse | 59 (111) | 22 (42) | 19 (36) | 100 (189) | ||
Nursing assistant | 57 (89) | 26 (41) | 17 (26) | 100 (156) | ||
Marital status | χ 2 = 18.138 | P = 0.112 | ||||
Married, living together | 55 (118) | 27 (58) | 19 (40) | 100 (216) | ||
Married, living apart | 76 (19) | 8 (2) | 16 (4) | 100 (25) | ||
Divorced | 58 (18) | 32 (10) | 10 (3) | 100 (31) | ||
Widowed | 39 (12) | 36 (11) | 26 (8) | 100 (31) | ||
Cohabiting, but not married | 62 (18) | 12 (3) | 19 (5) | 100 (26) | ||
Single | 63 (184) | 20 (59) | 17 (49) | 100 (292) | ||
Agea (years) | 35.23 (8.94) | 41.93 (11.91) | 36.31 (10.76) | 36.93 (10.36) | F = 19.544 | P < 0.001** |