Table 3.
Associated factors of high job satisfaction.
| Variable | Working Facilities | Relationship with co-workers | Remuneration | Overall satisfaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age category (years) | *** | *** | ||
| 23–29 | 56 (56.6) | 35 (35.4) | 45 (45.5) | 43 (43.4) |
| 30–36 | 45 (42.5) | 41 (38.7) | 52 (49.1) | 54 (50.9) |
| 37–43 | 21 (29.2) | 39 (54.2) | 30 (41.7) | 33 (45.8) |
| 44–50 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Above 50 | 13 (26.5) | 42 (85.7) | 23 (46.9) | 23 (46.9) |
| Religion | ** | |||
| Islam | 74 (50.0) | 67 (45.3) | 69 (46.6) | 70 (47.3) |
| Christianity | 61 (35.1) | 90 (51.7) | 81 (46.6) | 83 (47.7) |
| Others | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Marital status | *** | *** | *** | ** |
| Single | 63 (55.3) | 35 (30.7) | 39 (34.2) | 42 (36.8) |
| Married | 72 (35.1) | 115 (56.1) | 104 (50.7) | 104 (50.7) |
| Divorced | 0 (0) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) |
| Occupation type | *** | *** | * | |
| Full-time | 85 (34.8) | 136 (55.7) | 110 (45.1) | 121 (49.6) |
| Part-time | 11 (52.4) | 9 (42.9) | 6 (28.6) | 6 (28.6) |
| Locum | 17 (63.0) | 10 (37.0) | 12 (44.4) | 16 (59.3) |
| Others | 22 (64.7) | 2 (5.9) | 22 (64.7) | 10 (29.4) |
| Highest qualification | ** | ** | *** | *** |
| B.Pharm | 124 (46.1) | 133 (49.4) | 146 (54.3) | 148 (55.0) |
| PharmD | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0(0) |
| M.Pharm | 3 (10.7) | 5 (17.9) | 4 (14.3) | 0 (0) |
| Others | 8 (29.6) | 19 (70.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.4) |
| Years of service | *** | *** | ** | ** |
| Less than / equal to 5 | 114 (58.8) | 81 (41.8) | 92 (47.4) | 96 (49.5) |
| 6–10 | 10 (15.6) | 26 (40.6) | 25 (39.1) | 21 (32.8) |
| 11–15 | 3 (12.0) | 15 (60.0) | 12 (48.0) | 15 (60.0) |
| 16–20 | 0(0) | 16 (76.2) | 16 (76.2) | 16 (76.2) |
| Greater than/equal to 21 | 19 (86.4) | 19 (86.4) | 5 (22.7) | 5 (22.7) |
| Type of facility | *** | *** | *** | |
| Private hospital/clinic | 32 (48.5) | 53 (80.3) | 40 (60.6) | 42 (63.6) |
| Federal Medical Centre | 13 (48.1) | 5 (18.5) | 6 (22.2) | 7 (25.9) |
| Teaching Hospital | 75 (49.0) | 65 (42.5) | 81 (52.9) | 77 (50.3) |
| General hospital | 15 (20.3) | 34 (45.9) | 23 (31.1) | 27 (36.5) |
| Rural hospital | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Current level | *** | *** | ** | *** |
| Intern Pharmacist | 43 (67.2) | 13 (20.3) | 33 (51.6) | 28 (43.8) |
| Pharmacist 1 | 55 (46.6) | 55 (46.6) | 63 (53.4) | 68 (57.6) |
| Senior Pharmacist | 7 (11.3) | 35 (56.5) | 33 (53.2) | 33 (53.2) |
| Principal Pharmacist | 14 (33.3) | 25 (59.5) | 14 (33.3) | 14 (33.3) |
| Chief Pharmacist | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (100) |
| Assistant/Deputy Pharmacist | 13 (35.1) | 26 (70.3) | 7 (18.9) | 7 (18.9) |
| Pharmacy as main source of income | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| No | 2 (10.0) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| Yes | 133 (43.5) | 155 (50.7) | 148 (48.4) | 151 (49.3) |
| Monthly income (Naira) | ** | *** | *** | |
| < 100,000 | 10 (43.5) | 9 (39.1) | 0 (0) | 6 (26.1) |
| 100,000–199,999 | 87 (38.2) | 97 (42.5) | 121 (53.1) | 115 (50.4) |
| 200,000 -299,999 | 7 (35.0) | 7 (35.0) | 7 (35.0) | 7 (35.0) |
| 300,000–399,999 | 18 (43.9) | 37 (90.2) | 15 (36.6) | 18 (43.9) |
| 400,000 and above | 13 (92.9) | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) |
| Number of working hours per week | ** | ** | ||
| 32 | 21 (53.8) | 18 (46.2) | 26 (66.7) | 28 (71.8) |
| 40 | 60 (39.5) | 77 (50.7) | 73 (48.0) | 70 (46.1) |
| 48 | 25 (50.0) | 22 (44.0) | 26 (52.0) | 27 (54.0) |
| 56 | 29 (34.1) | 40 (47.1) | 25 (29.4) | 28 (32.9) |
| Status of residential home | * | *** | ** | * |
| Rented | 86 (38.9) | 101 (45.7) | 106 (48.0) | 106 (48.0) |
| Staff quarters | 16 (66.7) | 1 (4.2) | 8 (33.3) | 8 (33.3) |
| Owned | 21 (48.8) | 27 (62.8) | 27 (62.8) | 27 (62.8) |
| Others | 12 (31.6) | 28 (73.7) | 9 (23.7) | 12 (31.6) |
NB: Data are presented in frequency (percentage of high satisfaction). Figures in bold indicate statistical significance. P-value *** ≤ 0.001; ** ≤ 0.01; * ≤ 0.05.