Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
From: Job satisfaction and its associated factors among opticians in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 58 (57.4) |
 Female | 43 (42.6) |
Age (years) | |
 ≤ 30 | 75 (74.3) |
 31–45 | 25 (24.8) |
 46–60 | 1 (1.0) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 66 (65.3) |
 Married | 35 (34.7) |
Number of children | |
 0 | 66 (65.3) |
 ≥ 1 | 35 (34.7) |
Highest educational level | |
 Certificate in dispensing optics | 70 (69.3) |
 Bachelor's degree (opticianry) | 2 (2.0) |
 Diploma in dispensing optics | 16 (15.8) |
 Post-graduate diploma (opticianry) | 5 (5.0) |
 Master’s degree | 1 (1.0) |
 Others | 6 (5.9) |
Regional distribution | |
 Ashanti | 18 (17.8) |
 Brong Ahafo | 6 (5.9) |
 Central | 2 (2.0) |
 Eastern | 10 (9.9) |
 Greater Accra | 32 (31.7) |
 Northern | 9 (8.9) |
 Volta | 9 (8.9) |
 Western | 6 (5.9) |
 Upper East | 5 (5.0) |
 Upper West | 4 (4.0) |
Practice setting | |
 Urban | 74 (73.3) |
 Rural | 27 (26.7) |
Type of institution | |
 Government | 57 (56.4) |
 CHAG/NGO | 26 (25.7) |
 Private | 18 (17.8) |
Working hours per week | |
 0–40 | 76 (75.2) |
 ≥ 41 | 25 (24.8) |
Work experience (years) | |
 0–5 | 79 (78.2) |
 6–10 | 12 (11.9) |
 ≥ 11 | 10 (9.9) |
Good work–life balance | |
 Yes | 75 (74.3) |
 No | 26 (25.7) |
First job appointment | |
 Yes | 79 (78.2) |
 No | 22 (21.8) |
Duration before first job appointment | |
 Within 3 months | 37 (36.6) |
 3–6 months | 9 (8.9) |
 6–12 months | 10 (9.9) |
 > 1 year | 45 (44.6) |
*Reason for choosing opticianry | |
 Only available opportunity | 12 (7.9) |
 Influence of family | 3 (2.0) |
 Interest in eye care | 91 (59.9) |
 Previous work experience with NGO | 26 (17.0) |
 To earn good income | 15 (9.9) |
 Did not know what to do after school | 3 (2.0) |
 Other | 2 (1.3) |
*Routine task areas | |
 Optical dispensing | 97 (96.0) |
 Refraction | 49 (48.5) |
 Contact lens fitting | 15 (14.9) |
 Community outreaches | 65 (64.4) |
 Research activities | 11 (10.9) |
 Diagnostic unit | 16 (15.8) |
 Clinical examination | 20 (19.8) |
Given the chance would you choose another career | |
 Yes | 29 (28.7) |
 No | 72 (71.3) |
Do you own/partnered an established private practice? | |
 Yes | 14 (13.9) |
 No | 87 (86.1) |