Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Health Professionals Working at Public and Private Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Magnitude of job satisfaction among health professionals working at public and private hospitals, Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia (), 2020.
Job satisfaction items
VD, (%)
D, (%)
N, (%)
S, (%)
VS, (%)
Satisfied, (%)
Dissatisfied, (%)
Being able to keep not being busy all the time
206 (39.6)
44 (8.5)
95 (18.3)
156 (30)
19 (3.7)
270 (51.9)
250 (48.1)
The chance to work alone on the job
65 (12.5)
159 (30.6)
91 (17.5)
138 (26.5)
67 (12.9)
296 (56.9)
224 (43.1)
The chance to do different things from time to time
50 (9.6)
189 (36.3)
114 (21.9)
91 (17.5)
76 (14.6)
281 (54.0)
239 (46.0)
The chance to be somebody in the community
30 (5.8)
202 (38.8)
127 (24.4)
51 (9.8)
110 (21.2)
288 (55.4)
232 (44.6)
The way my boss handles his/her workers
53 (10.2)
204 (39.2)
138 (26.5)
71 (13.7)
54 (10.4)
263 (50.6)
257 (49.4)
The competence of my supervisor in making decision
39 (7.5)
182 (35)
163 (31.3)
83 (16.0)
53 (10.2)
299 (57.5)
221 (42.5)
Being able to do things that do not go against my conscience
29 (5.6)
219 (42.1)
129 (24.8)
70 (13.5)
73 (14.0)
272 (52.3)
248 (47.7)
The way my job provides for steady employment
31 (6.0)
217 (41.7)
112 (21.5)
65 (12.5)
95 (18.3)
272 (52.3)
248 (47.7)
The chance to be responsible for the work of others
33 (6.3)
178 (34.2)
169 (32.5)
79 (15.2)
61 (11.7)
309 (59.4)
211 (40.6)
The chance to tell people what to do
31 (6.0)
232 (44.6)
123 (23.7)
48 (9.2)
86 (16.5)
257 (49.4)
263 (50.6)
The chance to do something that makes use of my abilities
34 (6.5)
208 (40.0)
124 (23.8)
81 (15.6)
73 (14.0)
278 (53.5)
242 (46.5)
The way company policies are put into practice
45 (8.7)
216 (41.5)
119 (22.9)
90 (17.3)
50 (9.6)
259 (49.8)
261 (50.2)
My pay and the amount of work I do
154 (29.6)
86 (16.5)
115 (22.1)
131 (25.2)
34 (6.5)
280 (53.8)
240 (46.2)
The chances for advancement on this job
120 (23.1)
102 (19.6)
119 (22.9)
143 (27.5)
36 (6.9)
298 (57.3)
222 (42.7)
The freedom to use my own judgment
68 (13.1)
165 (31.7)
95 (18.3)
98 (18.8)
94 (18.1)
287 (55.2)
233 (44.8)
The chance to try my own methods of doing the job
46 (8.8)
202 (38.8)
100 (19.2)
87 (16.7)
85 (16.3)
272 (52.3)
248 (47.7)
The working condition
40 (7.7)
228 (43.8)
77 (14.8)
61 (11.7)
114 (21.9)
252 (48.5)
268 (51.5)
The way my coworkers get along with each other
30 (5.8)
241 (46.3)
107 (20.6)
58 (11.2)
84 (16.2)
249 (47.9)
271 (52.1)
The praise I get for doing a good job
86 (16.5)
85 (16.3)
166 (31.9)
118 (22.7)
65 (12.5)
349 (67.1)
171 (32.9)
The feeling of accomplishment I get from the job
32 (6.2)
195 (37.5)
73 (14.0)
61 (11.7)
159 (30.6)
293 (56.3)
227 (43.7)
Magnitude of job satisfaction in private hospitals
212 (81.2)
49 (18.8)
Magnitude of job satisfaction in public hospitals
75 (29.0)
184 (71.0)
Overall magnitude of job satisfaction
287 (55.2)
233 (44.8)
NB: VD: very dissatisfied; D: dissatisfied; N: neutral; S: satisfied; VS: very satisfied; : number of participants.
