Table 2.
Job satisfaction of primary care doctors
| Variable (% responding “agree” or “strongly agree”) | Public (n = 221) | Private (n = 239) | p value | Mean Difference (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I feel that some part of my work do not really make sense | 33.9 | 18.4 | < 0.001 | 0.16 (0.08, 0.23) |
| Urban | 41.2 | 19.2 | < 0.001 | 0.22 (0.11, 0.33) |
| Rural | 27.7 | 6.7 | 0.08 | 0.21 (0.06, 0.36) |
| My work still interest me as much as it ever did | 93.7 | 97.5 | 0.04 | −0.04 (− 0.08, < 0.01) |
| Urban | 92.2 | 97.3 | 0.03 | −0.05 (− 0.10, < 0.01) |
| Rural | 95.0 | 100.0 | 0.38 | −0.05 (− 0.16, 0.06) |
| My work is overloaded with unnecessary administrative detail | 59.7 | 36.0 | < 0.001 | 0.24 (0.15, 0.33) |
| Urban | 66.7 | 36.6 | < 0.001 | 0.30 (0.19, 0.41) |
| Rural | 53.8 | 26.7 | 0.05 | 0.27 (0.03, 0.51) |
| I have too much stress in my current job | 23.1 | 17.6 | 0.14 | 0.06 (−0.02, 0.13) |
| Urban | 36.3 | 17.9 | < 0.001 | 0.18 (0.08, 0.29) |
| Rural | 11.8 | 13.3 | 0.86 | −0.02 (− 0.20, 0.17) |
| Being a doctor is a well-respected job | 84.6 | 87.9 | 0.31 | −0.03 (− 0.10, 0.03) |
| Urban | 79.4 | 87.5 | 0.06 | −0.08 (− 0.17, 0.01) |
| Rural | 89.1 | 93.3 | 0.61 | −0.04 (− 0.18, 0.10) |
| In my work there is a good balance between effort and reward | 62.9 | 85.8 | < 0.001 | −0.23 (− 0.31, − 0.15) |
| Urban | 52.9 | 85.3 | < 0.001 | −0.32 (− 0.43, − 0.22) |
| Rural | 71.4 | 93.3 | 0.07 | −0.22 (− 0.37, − 0.07) |
Bold font denotes significance at p < 0.05
Abbreviation: CI confidence interval