Assessment on factors influencing the job satisfaction level of Medical laboratory professionals working in private health Facilities in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
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2023-01
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Addis Ababa University
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Back ground : The term job satisfaction refers to the attitude and feelings of people about their work. Positive and favourable
attitudes towards the job indicate job satisfaction. Whereas, negative and unfavourable attitudes towards their job indicate job
dissatisfaction
Objective of Study: To assess factors influencing job satisfaction level of MLPs working in selected private health facilities
, Addis Ababa , Ethiopia 2021.
Methods: Facility based cross-sectional study design was employed from Nov.- Dec 2021 in selected PHFs in Addis Ababa city
using pre-tested and self-administered questionnaires with a total sample size of 318 MLPs. The collected data entered into Epi-
info version 7.2 for editing and then exported to SPSS version 26 for further cleaning and analysis purpose. Frequency,
percentage and cross tab was employed to determine the level of job satisfaction and relation with factors. All variables with P-
value < 0.2 in bivariate analysis were considered for multivariable analysis. Multivariable analysis with 95% CI at P-value <
0.05 was used to determine the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction.
Result: Out of the total of 318 participants 148 were females and 137 males .Less than one-third of participants, 88 (30.9%)
were satisfied with their job. Laboratory technologists working in poor working environment [AOR = 0.130 (95% C.I for
AOR, 0.049– 0.346, p = 0.00)] when compared to those working in good working environment, MLPs working under
command based leadership style [AOR = 0.537 (95% C.I) for AOR, 0.275– 0.852, p = 0.048)] when compared to those under
participatory leadership, and those working in facility with adequate availability of lab tests [AOR = 9.757 (95% C.I) for AOR,
1.071– 88.91, p = 0.043)] were independent predictors of job satisfaction.
Conclusion and recommendation: According to this study job satisfaction of MLPs was significantly low. Owners and
managers of private health facilities should consider factors that affect job .Further research should be conducted to investigate
other factors that contribute to job satisfaction of MLPs in private health facility.
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Job Satisfaction, Private health facilities, Medical Laboratory professionals