Sociodemographic characteristics, occupational characteristics, motivational factors, and job satisfaction among primary health service practitioners.

Background: The Chinese Basic Public Health Service has achieved certain results since its implementation. As direct providers, understanding the job satisfaction and its influencing factors among basic public health service practitioners is crucial for enhancing service quality and efficiency. This study examines levels of motivational factors and their contribution to job satisfaction among community health workers in China.
Methods: A multistage sampling method was employed to measure socioeconomic and demographic status, motivational factors, and job satisfaction. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess key determinants of job satisfaction.
Results: Regarding overall occupational characteristics, influencing factors of overall and external satisfaction were respondents with different job titles and different working years. Years of service in primary health institutions and different authorized types influence satisfaction across various dimensions, including working arrangement, interpersonal relationship, environment, promotion opportunities, organizational culture, system and policy, professional identity, social identity, and overall, internal, and external satisfaction. Professional title, interpersonal relationship, work arrangement, system and policy, occupational identity, and other dimensions have a positive impact on satisfaction.
Conclusion: The overall job satisfaction of essential public health service practitioners is influenced by various factors. Healthcare managers should focus on improving job satisfaction among healthcare workers in low-resource settings. Establishing scientific and reasonable research on the incentive mechanism at grassroots medical institutions can help stabilize the team, enhance staff satisfaction and work performance, and optimize human resource utilization.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: All study procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee of the Southern Medical University (approval number 202132) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were informed of the purpose of this study and provided signed informed consent. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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