Table 1 Reasons for job dissatisfaction and leaving the health workforce
From: Incentives for retaining and motivating health workers in Pacific and Asian countries
Low salaries | Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (WHO 2004) PNG (Bolger 2005) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) Cambodia (Soeters 2003, Oum 2005) Thailand (Wibulpolprasert 2003) |
|---|---|
Lack of adequate allowances | Fiji (WHO 2004) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
Poor working conditions | Fiji (WHO 2004) PNG (Bolger 2005) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
Inadequate facilities and shortages of drugs/equipment | Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (WHO 2004) Cambodia (Oum 2005), Pakistan (Dussault 2006) |
Difficult transportation | Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
Weak support, supervision and management | Fiji, Tonga (WHO 2004) PNG (IMRG 2006) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) Cambodia (Soeters 2003) |
Heavy workload | Fiji, Samoa (WHO 2004) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
Mismatch in skills and tasks | Fiji, Vanuatu (WHO 2004) |
Limited opportunities for professional development | Tonga (WHO 2004) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
Limited scope to upgrade qualifications | Fiji, Samoa, Tonga (WHO 2004) PNG (Bolger 2005) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005, Nguyen 2005) Pakistan (Adkoli 2006) |
Lack of job prospects | India, Sri Lanka (Adkoli 2006) |
Lack of promotion prospects/career structure | Fiji, Samoa (WHO 2004) |
Inadequate living conditions | PNG (Bolger 2005) |
Risk of violence/Lack of safety | PNG (Bolger 2005) |
Political instability | Fiji (WHO 2004), Pakistan (Adkoli 2006) |
Family members living abroad | Samoa (WHO 2004) |
Education prospects for children | Fiji (WHO 2004) |