Mehran Qayum, Wajiha Qamar, Hassan Mehmood Khan, Shafa Haider Sawal, Sarah Basharat, Anwar Ali, Nighat Shaq, Ibrar Ali, Nadia Pervaiz, Anisa Afridi, Fayaz Ahmad, Fatima Qayum.
Job satisfaction and motivation among clinicians and health managers working in public sector of Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;5(2):9-14.
Objective: Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan remains an unsafe place to live with failure of governance and rise of war on terror affecting Afghanistan and Pakistan jointly therefore despite of attractive salaries to health staff, they are reluctant to work. The region has the lowest economic and health indicators not just in the country but in the entire continent. The study was conducted with an objective to determine the motivation and job satisfaction among clinician and management staff of health workforce working in Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan using Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). The study also present which cadre of health workforce was motivated in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction. Design & Duration of Study: The convenient sampling method was used and the participants were interviewed by trained enumerators in privacy. The study was conducted from March to December 2014. Methods: Fifty two participants from clinical and management health staff of FATA Secretariat were interviewed using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). Ethical considerations were followed and the objectives of the study were explained to interviewees. Results: More than one third of our study participants were dissatised/ very dissatised with the way the health department policies are put into practice. Almost half of the survey respondents showed their dissatisfaction when asked about salary and amount of work they perform. T test was done to nd difference in satisfaction level of managers and clinicians and results were insignicant. Conclusion: It was found that participants were satised by their supervisor and his competencies but showed dissatisfaction with salary they receive the way health policies are in practice and career advancement strategy. No statistical difference was found between managers and clinicians. Keywords: Satisfaction, motivation, FATA, health work force, clinicians, managers (Pak J Public Health 2015;5(2):1-6 )
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