Nurses intention to stay in the nursing profession and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The persistent attrition of nurses from the profession is a significant challenge for both healthcare policymakers and administrative bodies within numerous low-income countries. In Ethiopia, various cross-sectional studies have been conducted regarding nurses' intention to stay in the nursing profession; however, the results have demonstrated inconsistency. Hence, this study aims to pool the level of nurses' intention to persist in the nursing profession.

Methods

In our systematic review and meta-analysis, targeted findings were searched from a variety of electronic databases; including Pub Med, Google Scholar, African Journal Online, the Cochran Library, and Science Direct. To determine the pooled prevalence and associated factors of intent to stay in nursing

SUBMITTER: Haile KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature