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. 2021 Dec 16;16(12):e0245569. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245569

Table 3. Multiple regression model for predicting satisfaction composite score and overall satisfaction with life.

Stated dissatisfaction with life overall Dissatisfaction composite score
est SE p-value est SE p-value
is female -0.007 0.055 0.897 -1.38 0.39 0.010***
age 0.002 0.023 0.931 0.13 0.09 0.174
age squared 0.000 0.000 0.721 0.00 0.00 0.088*
has a spouse or is engaged 0.022 0.085 0.803 0.18 0.43 0.693
number of children -0.022 0.013 0.131 0.02 0.06 0.806
family background (socio-economic quintile) 0.065 0.027 0.049** -0.13 0.20 0.540
currently works in rural facility -0.062 0.097 0.544 1.02 0.41 0.0410**
currently works in hospital -0.097 0.057 0.132 -0.09 0.56 0.881
is a nurse -0.106 0.146 0.493 -0.31 0.26 0.274
is a midwife 0.002 0.140 0.989 -0.55 0.57 0.368
is an ATS 0.022 0.064 0.747 0.00 0.67 0.994
income (US$) -0.000 0.000 0.197 0.00 0.00 0.947
income squared (US$) 0.000 0.000 0.111 0.00 0.00 0.913
number of years as a health worker 0.000 0.002 0.852 -0.01 0.01 0.652
extrinsic motivation (external) 0.048 0.035 0.215 0.22 0.19 0.298
extrinsic motivation (introjected) 0.003 0.045 0.943 -0.07 0.13 0.622
extrinsic motivation (integrated) 0.064 0.035 0.109 -0.34 0.22 0.170
intrinsic motivation 0.086 0.025 0.012** -0.67 0.13 0.001***
supervisor considers worker needs 0.033 0.050 0.532 -0.72 0.36 0.086*
facility equipment is good 0.083 0.024 0.009** -4.03 0.36 <0.001***
N 572 572
r2 0.1016 0.521

* p<0.1,

** p<0.05,

*** p<0.01.