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Table 2 Satisfaction scale - dimensions and items

From: Developing a tool to measure satisfaction among health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa

Dimensions

Items

Loading coefficient

Communality

Variance (cumulative)

αa

F1 Continuing

(Q28) relevance

0.856

0.784

0.148

0.90

education

(Q30) skills acquired

0.851

0.791

(0.148)

 
 

(Q29) skills utilization

0.810

0.723

  
 

(Q26) continuing education you still receive

0.779

0.706

  
 

(Q27) selection for training

0.722

0.703

  

F2 Tasks

(Q19) job description

0.856

0.829

0.095

0.81

 

(Q20) job description and effective tasks

0.825

0.819

(0.243)

 
 

(Q18) level of responsibility

0.746

0.631

  

F3 Salary and

(Q1) level of salary

0.856

0.752

0.094

0.83

benefits

(Q3) salary and needs

0.827

0.715

(0.336)

 
 

(Q4) level of salary and workload

0.819

0.712

  

F4 Workload

(Q12) workload

0.858

0.789

0.092

0.77

 

(Q11) work schedule

0.815

0.713

(0.428)

 
 

(Q14) balance between care and other activities

0.709

0.605

  

F5 Management style

(Q33) information about your department

0.835

0.764

0.087

0.83

 

(Q32) participation in decision making

0.751

0.685

(0.515)

 
 

(Q34) information about your institution

0.721

0.667

  

F6 Job stability

(Q42) concern about losing your job

0.843

0.734

0.084

0.73

(Q41) salary paid on time

0.807

0.682

(0.599)

 

(Q44) status (civil servant, tenure track, contract)

0.726

0.598

  

F7 Work environment

(Q8) availability of equipment and materials

0.856

0.781

0.065

0.77

 

(Q7) availability of medicines

0.831

0.762

(0.664)

 

F8 Moral satisfaction

(Q38) support to patients from a religious point of view

0.851

0.764

0.064

0.68

 

(Q37) quality of your work

0.829

0.772

(0.728)

 
  1. aCronbach’s α. Cronbach’s α for the 24 items = 0.794.