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Table 2 Association of facets of Job satisfaction, factors and retention with region and facility ownership

From: Rural health workers and their work environment: the role of inter-personal factors on job satisfaction of nurses in rural Papua New Guinea

 

Region

p value

Ownership

p value

1

2

3

4

Government*

Church*

Satisfaction supervision

3.75

3.70

3.70

3.77

0.984

3.68

3.84

0.296

Satisfaction co-workers

4.62

4.50

4.79

4.70

0.239

4.55

4.75

0.073

Intrinsic satisfaction

4.84

4.91

4.85

5.04

0.414

4.88

5.01

0.148

Extrinsic satisfaction

3.63

3.51

3.41

3.23

0.222

3.28

3.63

0.010

Overall job satisfaction

0.30

0.29

0.28

0.27

0.959

0.27

0.30

0.003

Supervision

3.45

3.23

3.28

3.64

0.103

3.30

3.52

0.132

Work Climate

4.93

4.54

5.05

4.61

0.000

4.57

4.88

0.000

Community support

14.00

13.19

13.84

13.85

0.301

13.26

14.19

0.013

Retention

3.67

4.13

4.28

4.27

0.239

4.13

4.16

0.895

  1. *after excluding private + others.