Table 3.
Zero-order correlations between background, work environment, job satisfaction and intent to stay among Malawi health-care providers ( N = 360) (in upper half) and Afghanistan health-care providers ( N = 87) (in lower half) a
| Factors | Age | Years at facility | Marital status | Having children | Time to travel | Sufficient resources | Recognition | Training | Appropriate pay | Safety | Job satisfaction | Intent to stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
– |
0.47** |
-0.24** |
-0.33** |
0.12* |
-0.07 |
0.20** |
0.07 |
-0.03 |
0.02 |
0.12* |
0.17** |
| Years at facility |
0.26* |
– |
-0.23** |
-0.26** |
0.09+ |
-0.01 |
0.13* |
0.04 |
-0.08 |
0.11* |
-0.04 |
0.06 |
| Marital status |
0.37** |
0.16 |
– |
0.52** |
-0.15** |
0.06 |
-0.04 |
-0.01 |
-0.01 |
0.12* |
0.07 |
-0.03 |
| Having children |
0.14 |
0.17 |
0.46** |
– |
-0.13* |
0.04 |
-0.15** |
0.07 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
-0.17** |
| Time to travel |
0.10 |
0.02 |
0.06 |
-0.08 |
– |
-0.12* |
0.06 |
-0.20** |
-0.01 |
-0.18** |
-0.08 |
0.02 |
| Sufficient resources |
-0.23* |
-0.01 |
0.10 |
0.09 |
-0.23* |
– |
0.07 |
0.25** |
0.17** |
0.29** |
0.09+ |
0.11* |
| Recognition |
-0.21+ |
0.11 |
-0.17 |
0.08 |
-0.10 |
0.02 |
– |
0.26** |
0.10+ |
0.23** |
0.19** |
0.14** |
| Training |
-0.22*+ |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.03 |
-0.23* |
0.51** |
0.10 |
– |
0.12* |
0.36** |
0.25** |
0.15** |
| Appropriate pay |
-0.14 |
-0.08 |
-0.17 |
0.18 |
-0.25* |
0.19+ |
0.38** |
0.17 |
– |
0.13* |
0.11* |
0.12** |
| Safety |
-0.09 |
-0.06 |
-0.01 |
0.21* |
-0.18+ |
0.40** |
0.02 |
0.21+ |
0.27* |
– |
0.20** |
0.02 |
| Job satisfaction |
-0.08 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.23* |
-0.42** |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0.22* |
0.24* |
0.12 |
– |
0.38** |
| Intent to stay | -0.17 | -0.23* | -0.03 | -0.13 | 0.09 | -0.14 | 0.19+ | -0.05 | -0.22* | -0.11 | -0.07 | – |
+P < 0.10, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. Married (yes = 1, no = 0), having young children (yes = 1, no = 0) and years at the same facility (3+ years = 1, ≤2 years = 0).
aUpper half is for Malawi, and lower half is for Afghanistan.