Job Satisfaction and Self-Perceptions Among Ecuadorian Medical Doctors During Their Compulsory Rural Community Social Service: A Countrywide Cross-Sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Job satisfaction has been shown to have important effects at the organizational level. In various corners of the world, physicians are obliged to perform a period of social service, generally at the first level of care in rural or remote areas.

Objective

To describe the level of job satisfaction and perceptions of Ecuadorian rural physicians regarding compulsory social service.

Methodology

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted based on a self-administered online questionnaire from February to March 2022, in Ecuadorian rural physicians who were performing their compulsory social service. Participants were invited through official outreach groups. A total of 247 surveys were included in this study. We assessed job satisfaction by means of the S

SUBMITTER: Izquierdo-Condoy JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262614 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature