Abstract
Background: Job satisfaction, defined as an individual's sense of fulfillment in their work, plays a crucial role in determining productivity and the quality of work. It is influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including recognition, salary, and education. This study aimed to quantify the impact of salary, education, and recognition on job satisfaction among employee in health facilities.
Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis. Research questions are formulated following the PICO model. Population= health workers. Intervention: high salary, high education, and recognition. Comparison: low salary, low education, and no recognition. Outcome: job satisfaction. Articles were sourced from PubMed, Nature, Google Scholar, and Scopus, published in English between 2014 and 2023. Keywords used included Recognition, Education, Qualification, Salary, "Job satisfaction", and "Cross Sectional." Adjusted Odds Ratio data was extracted and analyzed using the RevMan 5.4.
Results: 13 cross-sectional studies from China and Ethiopia were selected for meta-analysis. Sample size was 5,286 health workers. Job satisfaction among health workers increased with high salary (aOR= 1.56; 95% CI= 1.22 to 1.99; p= 0.004), higher education (aOR= 2.52; 95% CI= 1.13 to 5.61; p= 0.020), and received recognition (aOR= 2.77; 95% CI= 1.48 to 5.20; p= 0.001).
Conclusion: high salary, higher education, and received recognition improve job satisfaction in health workers.
Keywords: salary, education, recognition, job satisfaction, health workers
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