Job satisfaction survey among health centers staff
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چکیده
Background: Due to the importance of health care organizations with significantresponsibility for prevention and care, assessment of job satisfaction among health carestaff is essential. Quality of health services will be decreased provided they are not satisfied.Materials and Methods: This study was a cross‑sectional analysis of health care staff inKhomeinishahr (centers, buildings, and networks) If they had at least 6 months work experience,they could enter the study. Data included a two‑part questionnaire with a standardizedquestionnaire, demographic variables, and Smith job descriptive index, which is a questionnairewith six domains. Reliability was obtained for each domain and its validity was reported 0.93.Findings: The results showed an overall satisfaction score averages 43.55 ± 12.8 (from 100). Jobsatisfaction score was not significantly different between the sexes. However, within the currentattitude toward job satisfaction, men scores was better than women (P = 0.001). Highest scorein job satisfaction was related to relationships with colleagues and lowest score was related tothe income, benefits, and job promotion.The more the years of work, the less the job satisfactionwas. The attitude toward the current job had a direct relationship with income (P = 0.01). Therewas a significant inverse relationship between educational level and job satisfaction in domainspromotion, income, and benefits (P = 0.01). The staff with higher education levels was lesssatisfied with income and job promotion qualification. Conclusion: Managers should focus onjob qualification to increase job satisfaction and improve the quality of work.