Determinants of Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Hawassa Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
(a) Predictors of low quality of work life among nurses working in public health facilities of Hawassa town, March 10–27, 2016 ()
Predictors
Parameter estimates
df
AOR (CI)
Sex
Male
0.636
1
0.087
1.890 (0.911–3.921)
Female
0
1
1
Age
20–24
−0.641
1
0.578
0.527 (0.055–5.036)
25–29
−0.343
1
0.755
0.709 (0.082–6.145)
30–34
−1.165
1
0.335
0.312 (0.029–3.338)
≥35
0
1
1
Marital status
Married
−0.026
1
0.947
0.974 (0.449–2.112)
Single
1
0
1
1
Educational status
Diploma
1.558
1
0.015
4.750 (1.349–16.745)
Bachelor degree
1
0
1
1
Work experience
Up to 2 years
0.047
1
0.967
1.048 (0.108–10.200)
2–5 years
0.319
1
0.778
1.376 (0.150–12.663)
6–10 years
−0.117
1
0.917
0.890 (0.097–8.124)
≥11 years
1
0
1
1
Monthly income
<3145
2.485
1
0.021
12.000 (1.463–18.423)
3145–5583
2.003
1
0.065
7.412 (0.885–12.099)
≥5583
1
0
1
1
Institution
Health center
−0.527
1
0.167
0.590 (0.280–1.247)
Hospital
1
0
1
1
Unit of work
Outpatient
−1.054
1
0.076
0.349 (0.109–1.118)
Inpatient
−0.641
1
0.270
0.527 (0.169–1.647)
Emergency
0.299
1
0.633
1.348 (0.396–4.591)
Delivery
1
0
1
1
Work environment
Unfavorable
2.335
1
0.001
10.328 (4.408–24.202)
Somewhat favorable
2.224
1
0.001
9.241 (3.916–21.806)
Favorable
1
0
1
1
The reference category for the outcome variable: high. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; , estimated regression coefficient; df, degrees of freedom. category for the explanatory variables.
(b) Predictors of moderate quality of work life among nurses working in public health facilities of Hawassa town, March 10–27, 2016 ()
Predictors
Parameter estimates
df
AOR (CI)
Sex
Male
0.009
1
0.981
1.009 (0.490–2.077)
Female
1
0
1
1
Age
20–24
−1.639
1
0.137
0.194 (0.022–1.687)
25–29
−0.809
1
0.434
0.445 (0.059–3.378)
30–34
−0.498
1
0.656
0.608 (0.068 = –5.438)
≥35
0
1
1
Marital status
Married
−0.384
1
0.328
0.681 (0.316–1.470)
Single
1
0
1
1
Educational status
Diploma
1.824
1
0.004
6.198 (1.793–21.427)
Bachelor degree
1
0
1
1
Work experience
Up to 2 years
0.185
1
0.880
1.203 (0.110–13.199)
2–5 years
0.565
1
0.635
1.760 (0.170–18.215)
6–10 years
−0.253
1
0.832
0.777 (0.076–7.989)
≥11 years+
1
0
1
1
Monthly income
<3145
−1.926
1
0.274
0.146 (0.005–4.604)
3145–5583
−0.768
1
0.626
0.464 (0.021–10.179)
≥5583
0
1
1
Institution
Health center
−0.533
1
0.153
0.587 (0.282–1.220)
Hospital
0
1
1
Unit of work
Outpatient
1.145
1
0.035
3.143 (1.082–9.132)
Inpatient
−0.202
1
0.719
0.817 (0.272–2.456)
Emergency
−0.034
1
0.957
0.967 (0.284–3.286)
Delivery
0
1
1
Work environment
Unfavorable
1.437
1
0.001
4.206 (1.861–9.508)
Somewhat favorable
1.881
1
0.001
6.562 (3.005–14.329)
Favorable
1
0
1
1
The reference category for the outcome variable: high. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; , estimated regression coefficient; df, degrees of freedom. category for the explanatory variables.
