A Descriptive cross sectional study on job satisfaction among emergency department staff working in Addis Abeba university Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital,Addis Abeba Ethiopia,2019.

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2019-08

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Addis Abeba University

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Background:Job satisfaction is the degree to which employees have a positive affective orientation towards employment by an organization. By studying job satisfaction, it is possible to understand the current facts and present constructive solutions for any solvable problem. Objective Objective: To assess job satisfaction among nurses, residents and emergency physicians and to analyze the relationship of job satisfaction with demographic and professional characteristics in adult emergency department, Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the time of April1,2019 to july,30 2019 Methodology: we performed a descriptive, cross-sectional study in an ED in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. Job satisfaction was evaluated by means of the Modified Font-Roja questionnaire. Multivariate analysis determined relationship between the overall job satisfaction and the variables collected. Results Results: Fifty-four nurses, 25 residents and 5 Emergency physicians were included. Residents are more satisfied than nurses and specialists 3.31±1 Vs 3.36±1 (p<0.05) and 3.34±1 (p=0.41) respectively. Multivariate analysis showed the following variables to be associated with overall job satisfaction: educational level :( OR2.33 [95%CI 0.462–4.19]; p < 0.032), distance from home (OR 0.422 [95%CI 0.213–0.631]; p < 0.046) and monthly income (OR 0.79 [95%CI 0.25–1.33]; p < 0.012). Conclusions Conclusions: The findings of this study highlight that job satisfaction of ED healthcare professionals as a whole is low, being nurse, long distance from the hospital and low monthly income are factors associated with low job satisfaction. Conversely, interpersonal relationships are identified as strength.

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Job satisfaction , Emergency department staff

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