Table 7 Factors associated with job satisfaction of rural HEWs in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021. (N = 262)

Educational level

Certificate/level

III

25 (39.7%)

38 (60.3%)

1

1

College diploma

and above/ level

IV

113 (56.8%)

86 (43.2%)

2 (1.1,3.6) *

1 (0.3,3.2)

Residence

In the kebele

44 (65.7%)

23 (34.3%)

2.1 (1.2,3.7) *

0.2 (0.04,1.4)

Outside the kebele

94 (48.2%)

101 (51.8%)

1

1

Service in year

≤ 5 Years

11 (42.3%)

15 (57.7%)

1

1

6–10 Years

59 (49.2%)

61 (50.8%)

1.3 (0.6,3.1)

1.2 (0.4,3.1)

> 10 Years

68 (58.6%)

48 (41.4%)

1.9 (0.82,4.57)

2.4 (0.9,6.6)

Water supply

Yes

16 (76.2%)

5 (23.8%)

3.1 (1.1,8.8) *

0.8 (0.2,2.8)

No

122 (50.6%)

119 (49.4%)

1

1

Transport service

Yes

55 (61.8%)

34 (38.2%)

1.8 (1.04,2.95) *

0.9 (0.5,1.9)

No

83 (48%)

90 (52%)

1

1

Housing service in the kebele

Yes

44 (69.8%)

19 (30.2%)

2.6 (1.41,4.74) *

3.4 (0.5,22.8)

No

94 (47.2%)

105 (52.8%)

1

1

Support from kebele leaders

Yes

122 (67%)

60 (33%)

8.1 (4.3,15.2) **

5.3 (2.6,11.1) **

No

16 (20%)

64 (80%)

1

1

Monthly salary

≤ 5000ETB(≤ 94.8 US$)

15 (40.5%)

22 (59.5%)

1

1

5001-7000ETB/94.85–132.8 US$

22 (41.8%)

31 (58.5%)

1.0 (0.4,2.4)

0.7 (0.16,3.0)

≥ 7001ETB/132.85 US$

101 (58.7%)

71 (41.3%)

2.08 (1.01,4.3) *

0.72 (0.2,3.5)

On job training

Yes

125 (59.5%)

85 (40.5%)

4.4 (2.22,8.8) **

5.7 (2.2,14.9) **

No

13 (25%)

39 (75%)

1

1

Supportive supervision

Yes

130 (61.6%)

81 (38.4%)

8.6 (3.9,19.3) **

4.3 (1.7,10.8) *

No

8 (15.7%)

43 (84.3%)

1

1

Reward or recognition

Yes

59 (85.5%)

10 (14.5%)

8.5 (4.1,17.7) **

7.4 (3.0,18.1) **

No

79 (40.9%)

114 (59.1%)

1

1

Distance of kebele from home

≤ 5 Km

64 (70.3%)

27 (29.7%)

4.9 (2.3,10.7) **

2.3 (0.7,7.9)

6–10 Km

60 (46.9%)

68 (53.1%)

1.8 (0.88,3.78)

1.27 (0.5,3.3)

> 10 Km

14 (32.6%)

29 (67.4%)

1

1