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Table 4 Determinants of job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals in Easter Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 220)

From: Job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals working in public hospitals and its associated factors, eastern Ethiopia

Variables

Satisfaction

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P value

No (n = 148) n (%)

Yes (n = 72) n (%)

Sex

Female

58 (39.2)

28 (38.9)

1

1

0.741

Male

90 (60.8)

44 (61.1)

1.01 (0.6–1.8)

0.9 (0.4–1.7)

Age

> 30

26 (17.6)

8 (11.1)

1

1

 

26–30

78 (52.7)

30 (41.7)

1.3 (0.5–3.1)

1.3 (0.5–3.3)

0.736

20–25

44 (29.7)

34 (47.2)

2.5 (1.01–6.2)

3.5 (1.1–9.7)

0.041

Monthly salary

< 2500

21 (14.2)

5 (7.0)

1

1

 

2500–5000

68 (45.9)

42 (58.3)

2.6 (0.9–7.4)

1.6 (0.5–5.1)

0.375

> 5000

59 (39.9)

25 (34.7)

1.8 (0.6–5.2)

0.9 (0.2–3.4)

0.885

Qualification

Diploma

72 (48.7)

26 (36.1)

1

1

0.002

Degree

76 (51.3)

46 (63.9)

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

4.2 (1.8–10.0)

Service years

< 2

36 (24.3)

24 (33.3)

1

1

 

2–4

62 (41.9)

26 (36.1)

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

1.4 (0.6–3.3)

0.430

> 4

50 (33.8)

22 (30.6)

0.7 (0.3–1.4)

1.1 (0.4–3.2)

0.690

Working hours per week

≤40 h

136 (91.9)

54 (75.0)

1

1

0.000

> 40 h

12 (8.1)

18 (25.0)

3.8 (1.7–8.4)

6.2 (2.4–16.1)

Current working unit

Non-dispensing units a

40 (27.0)

14 (19.3)

1

1

0.039

Dispensing units

108 (73.0)

58 (80.6)

1.5 (0.8–3.1)

2.4 (1.1–5.5)

Technical support or supervision

No

82 (55.4)

42 (58.3)

1

1

0.970

Yes

66 (44.6)

30 (41.7)

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.9 (0.5–1.9)

  1. Variables with significant association is presented in bold, ainventory and drug supply control, administrative activities and inpatient ward, COR-Crude Odds Ratio