ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Health Serv.
Sec. Health Policy and Management
Volume 5 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1561643
This article is part of the Research TopicPerspectives and Opinions in Health Services, Volume IIView all 12 articles
WORK MOTIVATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS OF WOLAITA ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
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Tamirat Beyene Gerete1,2*
Bereket Dejene3*
Wadu Wolancho4Tsiyon Mekoya5
Serkalem Aschalew6
Temesgen Geta3- 1Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia
- 2School of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia
- 3School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia
- 4Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
- 5Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
- 6Arsi University, Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Background: Nurses' work motivation encompasses the readiness to perform effectively and achieve designated tasks and objectives. The provision of high-quality nursing care is significantly challenged in the absence of motivated nurses and a supportive healthcare environment. Nevertheless, there exists a paucity of empirical research focused on the work motivation of nurses. Hence, this study aimed to assess work motivation level and associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals of Wolaita Zone Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted by using mixedmethod data collections among 419 nurses and 12 key informants. Simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Data were collected using pretested self-administered questionnaires and an in-depth interview. Statistical Package for Social Science version 26 was used for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was done to identify factors associated with work motivation and the significances were declared at AOR 95% CI and p-value less than 0.05. Results: A total of 394 participants with a response rate of 94% were included. About 202(51.3%) 95%CI [46.4, 56.9] of nurses were motivated. Type of institution [AOR=0.406;95% CI (0.236,0.699);p=0.001], workload [AOR= 0.495;95% CI (00.297,0.827); p=0.007], perceived badly for respect and benefit for nurses in organizations [AOR=0.351;95% CI (0.180, 0.682); p=0.002], perceived badly for leadership in hospitals [AOR=0.487;95% CI (0.240,0.985); p= 0.045] were negatively associated with nurses work motivation. While, nurses with one to five years of work experience [AOR=3.29; 95% CI (1.101, 9.846); p=0.003] were positively associated with nurses' work motivations. The analysis revealed themes related to structuraladministrative factors, socio-economic influences, and individual nurse-related factors. Conclusion: The results reveal that almost 50% of the nursing participants expressed low levels of work motivation. Significant factors influencing this motivation included the type of institution, work experience, workload, perceptions of respect and benefits, and leadership quality in hospitals. The results reveal that almost 50% of the nursing participants expressed low levels of work motivation
Keywords: Nurses, work motivation, health professionals, Public hospitals, Wolaita Zone
Received: 16 Jan 2025; Accepted: 09 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Tamirat Beyene Gerete, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia
Bereket Dejene, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, 138, Ethiopia
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