Job satisfaction and determinant factors among midwives working at health facilities in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midwives are the primary source of care and support for mothers and newborns at the most vulnerable time in their lives.The Ethiopian National Reproductive Health Strategy targeted reduction of Maternal Mortality rate to 267/100,000 live births in the years 2006-2015. Midwives play a crucial role in the care of pregnant women, from the first antenatal visit right through to the delivery and the postpartum period.

Methodology

Institution based cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2015 to April 2015 in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia to assess job satisfaction and its determinants among midwives working at government health facilities. A total of 234 midwives were involved from 84 health centers and 8 governmental hospitals proportional to the size of health

SUBMITTER: Bekru ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5315386 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature