Public service motivation, public sector preference and employment of Kenyan medical doctor interns: a cross-sectional and prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kenya grapples with a paradox; severe public sector workforce shortages co-exist with rising unemployment among healthcare professionals. Medical schools have increased trainee outputs, but only 45% of newly qualified/registered doctors were absorbed by the public sector during 2015-2018. In such a context, we explore what influences doctors' career choices at labour market entry, specifically understanding the role of public service motivation (PSM).

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional and prospective study of interns and recently graduated doctors to examine PSM, their intention to work in the public sector and their final employment sector and status. We surveyed them on their PSM and job intentions and conducted a prospective follow-up survey of the interns

SUBMITTER: Mbuthia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370027 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature