Table 4.
Sociodemographic and institutional variables as predictors of organizational commitment among health professionals in public hospitals of West Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Explanatory variables | Category | n (%) | Unstandardized β (95% CI for β) | Standardized β (95% CI for β) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilization of performance report | Used | 172 (56.6)a | – | – |
| Not used | 132 (43.4) | −0.138 (−0.133, −0.044)* | −0.051 (−0.422, −0.145) | |
| Hospital level | Primary | 75 (24.7) | −0.087 (−0.086, 0.631) | −0.004 (−0.348, 0.321) |
| General | 49 (16.1) | 0.227 (0.416, 1.257)* | 0.096 (−0.046, 0.751)* | |
| Referral | 180 (59.2)a | – | – | |
| Performance management and supervision | – | – | 0.380 (0.306, 0.539)*** | 0.214 (0.108, 0.367)*** |
| Staffing and work schedule | – | – | 0.346 (0.256, 0.487)* | 0.134 (0.016, 0.272)* |
| Staff development | – | – | 0.191 (0.079, 0.298)* | 0.069 (−0.035, 0.170) |
| Availability of necessary resources | – | – | 0.309 (0.206, 0.426)* | 0.150 (0.042, 0.262)* |
| Communication | – | – | 0.293 (0.211, 0.457)* | 0.109 (−0.001, 0.251) |
| Adj R2 | – | – | – | 0.226 |
Notes: n=304.
a
References category (categories with highest frequency taken as reference categories).
*
Significant at P<0.05
***
significant at P<0.001. 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.