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Table 3 Significance of education, marital status, years of service, and previous volunteer service engagement on selected demotivating factors

From: Factors contributing to motivation of volunteer community health workers in Ethiopia: the case of four woredas (districts) in Oromia and Tigray regions

Grouping variable

I feel frustrated whenever I think I could not develop my career

The HP/HEW shows very little concern for me in terms of frequent supervision and support

My effort is recognized and I get appreciation for my accomplishment from the HEWs and kebele leaders

Mean rank*

P value

Mean rank

P value

Mean rank

P value

Education

Formal

402.31

0.331

413.57

0.038**

429.09

0.000**

No formal

386.51

 

380.52

 

372.26

 

Marital status

Living in union

386.24

0.223

388.22

0.415

381.39

0.019**

Not living in union***

407.41

 

402.12

 

420.39

 

Service year as 1to5NL

< 2 years

422.89

0.012**

394.50

0.836

353.72

0.001**

2–4 years

379.85

 

391.02

 

407.05

 

Previous volunteer service

Yes

379.51

0.379

401.31

0.504

458.40

0.000**

No

395.70

 

389.24

 

372.32

 
  1. *Mean of the ranks of each of the values of the determinants, at http://tqmp.org/RegularArticles/vol04-1/p013/p013.pdf. Accessed 11 July 2016
  2. **Significant difference (P value < 0.05)
  3. ***Single, divorced, separated, widowed