Table 3 Factors associated with job satisfaction of HEWs
From: Motivation and job satisfaction of community health workers in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach
Background characteristics | Number of HEWs | Mean satisfaction score | SD | Unadjusted β (95%CIs) | Adjusted β (95%CIs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category in years | |||||
18–24 | 189 | 85.5 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 |
25–29 | 272 | 81.6 | 15.4 | − 3.9 (− 8.86, 1.08) | − 3.97 (− 9.01, 1.07) |
30 and above | 123 | 80.0 | 15.4 | − 5.50 (− 11.22, 0.22) | − 7.71 (− 14.42, − 0.99)* |
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 159 | 83.1 | 19.9 | 1 | 1 |
Married | 399 | 82.1 | 14.9 | − 0.97 (0.53, 1.11) | 2.59 (− 1.73, 6.90) |
Others a | 26 | 76.1 | 17.3 | − 7.02 (− 16.63, 2.59) | − 4.42 (− 11.47, 2.62) |
Education/qualification | |||||
Level 3 HEW | 345 | 81.7 | 18.0 | 1 | – |
Level 4 HEW | 239 | 82.6 | 14.4 | 0.94 (− 2.74, 4.62) | – |
Work experience (years) | |||||
1–5 | 254 | 85.4 | 19.9 | 1 | 1 |
6–10 | 158 | 79.7 | 16.4 | − 5.62 (− 11.04, − 0.20)* | − 0.67 (− 5.58, 4.24) |
11–16 | 172 | 81.7 | 13.2 | − 3.68 (− 8.38, 1.10) | 3.51 (− 1.79, 8.82) |
Region | |||||
Tigray | 63 | 81.5 | 11.6 | 1 | 1 |
Afar | 19 | 82.6 | 10.7 | 1.04 (− 4.81, 6.89) | 3.49 (− 4.89, 11.86) |
Amhara | 95 | 79.8 | 14.0 | − 1.76 (− 6.01, 2.48) | − 2.73 (− 7.27, 1.82) |
Oromia | 123 | 78.8 | 13.0 | − 2.70 (− 6.97, 1.58) | − 4.49 (− 9.42, 0.43) |
Somali | 75 | 109.5 | 29.7 | 28.00 (18.02, 37.98) | 30.06 (18.69, 41.43) |
Ben-Gumuz | 37 | 91.9 | 13.3 | 10.37 (4.73, 16.02) | 9.07 (2.62, 15.52) |
SNNP | 96 | 83.3 | 13.4 | 1.78 (− 2.79, 6.35) | 1.27− (3.32, 5.85) |
Gambella | 42 | 75.1 | 20.9 | − 6.41 (− 14.93, 2.11) | − 6.56 (− 15.22, 2.11) |
Harari | 34 | 86.8 | 11.2 | 5.28 (0.25, 10.31) | 3.97 (− 1.55, 9.48) |
Livelihood of communities | |||||
Agrarian | 414 | 80.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 1 |
Pastoralist | 170 | 97.8 | 28.6 | 17.24 (10.49, 23.99) | 2.48 (− 7.02, 2.06 |
Place of residence of HEWs | |||||
Same as workplace | 394 | 82.9 | 17.5 | 1 | - |
Other village or nearby town | 190 | 80.8 | 13.9 | 2.10 (− 5.90, 1.70) | – |