Table 3.
Sociodemographic and institutional variables as predictors of intrinsic motivation at public hospitals of West Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Explanatory variables | Category | n (%) | Unstandardized β (95% CI for β) | Standardized β (95% CI for β) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.08 (−0.039, −0.007)* | −0.116 (−0.41, −0.001)* | ||
| Sex | Male | 189 (62.2)a | – | – |
| Female | 115 (37.8) | 0.134 (0.042, 0.345)* | 0.129 (0.104, 0.421)* | |
| Profession | Doctor | 54 (17.8) | 0.121 (0.017, 0.780)* | 0.399 (0.017, 0.780)* |
| Nurse | 152 (50.0)a | – | – | |
| Laboratory | 40 (13.2) | −0.025 (−0.520, 0.336) | −0.017 (−0.490, 0.366) | |
| Pharmacy | 28 (9.2) | −0.194 (−1.337, −0.347)** | −0.192 (−0.489, 0.357) | |
| Others | 30 (9.8) | −0.081 (−0.165, 0.028) | −0.060 (−1.340, −0.329) | |
| Hospital level | Primary | 75 (24.7) | −0.187 (−0.880, −0.211)** | −0.143 (−0.755, −0.077)* |
| General | 49 (16.1) | 0.034 (−0.277, −0.507) | 0.070 (−0.151, 0.629) | |
| Referral | 180 (59.2)a | – | – | |
| Adj R2 | 0.037 |
Notes: n=304.
a
References category (categories with highest frequency taken as reference categories).
*
Significant at P<0.05
**
significant at P<0.01. Negative values of standard β indicate negative predictors of HPs motivation and positive values indicate positive predictors of HPs motivation.
Abbreviations: Adj, adjusted; CI, confidence interval; HPs, health professionals.