Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors Among Health Care Professionals Working in Public Health Facilities in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen Medical Nursing Department, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Hailemichael Kindie Abate Lidita 16, P.o.box, 196, Gondar, EthiopiaEmail [email protected]: Job satisfaction is a feeling that measure cognitive and behavioral aspects of workers’ towards their job. According to the World Health Organization report, it predicts that 40% of health care professionals’ (nurses, midwives, and doctors) will leave their job as a result of job dissatisfaction.Methods: Studies were searched systematically using International databases from PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL. The quality of searched articles assessed using the New Castle Ottawa scale for a cross-sectional study design. Statistical analysis was performed by using STATA version 14 software for window and systemic review carried out using a random effect method. The Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was followed for reporting results.Results: From the total 1120 records screened, 8 studies with 4092 participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in this systematic review. The estimated pooled prevalence of job satisfaction of health care professionals in Ethiopia was 41.17%.Conclusion: About one in three health care professionals were satisfied. Therefore, the government and health institution should focus on strategies to promote health care professionals’ of job satisfaction.Keywords: job satisfaction, health care professional, health institutions, Ethiopia

Keywords

• job satisfaction
• health care professional
• health institutions
• ethiopia