Objective To investigate the job satisfaction and stability of tuberculosis control staff in county and township level tuberculosis control institutions from 12 counties of 6 provinces in eastern,central and western China respectively,so as to provide directed suggestion for raising their work enthusiasm.
Methods Self-filling questionnaires,qualitative interviews and group discussion were employed.Tuberculosis control staff in county and township level were involved,including quantitative investigation for 286 health workers and qualitative interviews with 212 administrators and health workers.
Results There were 64% of 286 tuberculosis control staff in county and township level tuberculosis control institutions satisfied their job generally.They had the same least satisfying aspects,which was about incomes,and the proportion of dissatisfaction were accounted for 40.8% and 43.2% respectively.There was also a lower satisfaction with welfare,payment allocation and working conditions.More than half had the thought of job position change or leaving the facility,mainly because of too little payment and heavy workload.
Conclusion Job satisfaction of tuberculosis staff in China has large room for improvement still,the relatively lower rewards and heavy work tasks are the main influence factors of job satisfaction.It is suggested to further improve the tuberculosis control system,more strengthen the planning and training for tuberculosis control staff,meanwhile develop a reasonable payment and evaluation system.
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