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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of predictors in turnover intention

From: Job satisfaction and turnover intention among Iraqi doctors - a descriptive cross-sectional multicentre study

Factors

Category

Yes

No

χ 2

p

  

318(55.2%)

250(44.8%)

  

Age

≤40 years

205(71.9)

80(28.1)

63.79

<0.001

>40 years

113(38.8)

178(61.2)

  

Gender

Male

185(69.5)

81(30.5)

41.10

<0.001

Female

133(42.9)

177(57.1)

  

Marital status

Single

143(69.4)

63(30.6)

26.18

<0.001

Married

175(47.3)

195(52.5)

  

Presence of children

Yes

161(54.6)

134(45.4)

0.10

0.755

No

157(55.9)

124(44.1)

  

Residency

Rural

117(55.5)

94(44.5)

0.008

0.929

Urban

201(55.1)

164(44.9)

  

Loss of family member

Yes

91(59.5)

62(40.5)

1.54

0.215

No

227(53.7)

196(46.3)

  

Being threatened

Yes

193(55.2)

120(44.8)

11.54

0.001

No

125(47.5)

138(52.5)

  

Displaced internally

Yes

157(69.8)

68(30.2)

31.69

<0.001

No

161(45.9)

190(54.1)

  

Medical practice is safe

Disagree

225(58.4)

160(41.6)

4.91

0.027

Agree

93(48.7)

98(51.3)

  

Hours of work/week

>40 Hours

194(72.7)

73(27.3)

61.30

<0.001

≤40 Hours

124(40.1)

185(59.9)

  

Way manager handles staff

Disagree

178(76.4)

55(23.6)

71.02

<0.001

Agree

140(40.8)

203(59.2)

  

Doctor-patient relationship

Agree

90(53.3)

79(46.7)

0.37

0.543

Disagree

228(56.0)

179(44.0)

  

The professional level

Non specialist

244(70.3)

103(29.7)

80.57

<0.001

Specialist

74(32.3)

155(67.7)

  

Duration of work

≤10 Years

93(60.4)

61(39.6)

0.10

0.748

>10 Years

225(53.3)

197(46.7)

  

Training opportunities

Satisfied

170(53.8)

146(46.2)

0.56

0.453

Dissatisfied

148(56.9)

112(43.1)

  

Employment

Government only

183(71.8)

72(28.2)

50.72

<0.001

Mixed

135(42.1)

186(57.9)

  

Over all job satisfaction

 

Mean

SD

  
 

With intention

36.80

14.25

  
 

Without intention

49.38

12.52

  
  1. p < 0.05 is statistically significant for data in italics.