ArticleHealth services research and managerial epidemiology
Health Professionals Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Dynamics of organizational climate and job satisfaction in healthcare service practice and research: a protocol for a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
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- Level of job satisfaction and its associated factors among midwives working in public health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia: a multi-center study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Job satisfaction and its associated factors among health care workers in Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Job satisfaction and associated factors among rural health extension workers in Buno Bedele Zone South West Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Professional quality of life and job satisfaction among nurses working at tertiary hospitals in central Ethiopia.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Healthcare setting staff satisfaction in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health challenges · 2024Review
- About half of Ethiopian midwifery professionals reported being dissatisfied with their jobs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2024Review
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- Health Information Technologies in a Resource-Limited Setting: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Professionals.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- How to Engage Health Care Workers in the Evaluation of Hospitals: Development and Validation of BSC-HCW1-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors Towards Airway and Breathing Management Among Nurses Working in the Emergency Departments of Selected Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth professionals' job satisfaction is crucial for health professionals' life which determines health care service quality. This study aimed to estimate pooled prevalence of job satisfaction of health professionals and associated factors in Ethiopia.
methodsPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) was followed to prepare this study. Studies were searched from PubMed (EBSCOhost), Directory of open access journals (DOAJ), Global health, African Index Medicus, IRIS (WHO digital publication), African Journals Online (AJOL), Google Scholar, and Google. Random-effect model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of job satisfaction and associated factors. Heterogeneity was assessed using
resultThe pooled prevalence of health professionals' job satisfaction was computed from 35 studies, and it was 46.68% (95%, confidence interval (CI): 41.82, 51.54,
conclusionJob satisfaction among Ethiopian health professionals is considerably low. Secured working environment, positive relationships among staff, and having a bachelor's enhanced the job satisfaction. Designing strategies to improve safety in the work environment and improved communication among workers could improve job satisfaction.
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