Table 4 Multiple linear regression model with unstandardized Ī² coefficients (Ā±SE) for job satisfaction and intent to stay among Afghanistan health-care providers ( Nā=ā83)
From: Job satisfaction and retention of health-care providers in Afghanistan and Malawi
Characteristics | Job satisfaction | Intent to stay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ā | Bivariate | Multivariate | Bivariate | Multivariate |
Age | -0.009 (0.014) | -0.005 (0.013) | -0.031 (0.020)++ | -0.026 (0.020) |
Years at the same facility | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āā(0 to 2Ā yearsā=āreference value) | 0.079 (0.191) | N/A | -0.643 (0.295)* | -0.613 (0.288)* |
Having young children | 0.395 (0.183)* | 0.222 (0.173) | -0.354 (0.298)++ | 0.034 (0.280) |
Time to travel to work | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āā(<30Ā minutesā=āreference value) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āā30 to 59Ā minutes | -0.728 (0.229)** | -0.557 (0.289)+ | 0.518 (0.345) | N/A |
āā1 to 3Ā hours | -0.808 (0.184)** | -0.665 (0.207)** | 0.240 (0.371) | Ā |
Cadre | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āā(Medical doctorā=āreference value) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāCommunity midwife | -0.360 (0.182)+ | -0.312 (0.207) | 0.435 (0.463) | 0.774 (0.379)+ |
āāNurse/assistant nurse | -0.537 (0.259)* | -0.511 (0.254)* | 0.674 (0.550)++ | 1.098 (0.500)* |
Sufficient resources | 0.157 (0.113)++ | -0.058 (0.115) | -0.250 (0.170)++ | -0.292 (0.190) |
Recognition | 0.055 (0.073) | N/A | 0.226 (0.127)+ | 0.328 (0.126)* |
Paid an appropriate salary | 0.149 (0.063)* | 0.049 (0.068) | -0.223 (0.109)* | -0.326 (0.118)** |
Training opportunities | 0.171 (0.075)* | 0.085 (0.095) | -0.061 (0.125) | N/A |
Safety | 0.086 (0.088) | N/A | -0.136 (0.123) | N/A |
R 2 | Ā | 0.239 | Ā | 0.236 |