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Table 4 Indices of the determinants health worker motivation among sample public sector health workers

From: Job satisfaction and motivation among public sector health workers: evidence from Ethiopia

Motivation index

Percentage of providers in 2003/04

Percentage of providers in 2006

Percentage of providers in 2009

Change in percentage points, 2003/04–2009

(N = 234)

(N = 246)

(N = 312)

Resource availability

    

 30% and below

85.5

85.0

84.6

−0.9

 31–70%

12.0

13.4

12.5

0.5

 71–100%

2.6

1.6

2.9

0.3

 Average index

20.4%

10.9%

11.3%

−9.1***

Financial rewards

    

 30% and below

97.0

96.7

95.2

−1.8

 31–70%

3.0

3.2

4.2

1.2

 71–100%

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.6

 Average index

10.9%

9.5%

7.3%

−3.6***

Pride

    

 30% and below

50.4

37.0

30.4

−20.0

 31–70%

33.3

47.6

48.1

14.8

 71–100%

16.2

15.5

21.6

5.4

 Average index

36.2%

42.9%

47.5%

11.3***

Self-efficacy

    

 30% and below

31.6

32.1

9.9

−21.7

 31–70%

59.4

60.6

63.8

4.4

 71–100%

9.0

7.3

26.4

17.4

 Average index

46.2%

46.8%

61.1%

14.9***

  1. *P value ≤0.10; **P value of ≤0.05; ***P value of ≤0.01