Published December 1, 2019 | Version v1
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Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Nurses and Midwives Working under DOH Deployment Program

  • 1. UP Manila School of Health Sciences

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Maldistribution of health workforce in the country’s health system threatened the quality of health care
services and delivery. The deployment program of the DOH is key to address the issue. Studying work
characteristics among nurses and midwives as the heart of health care system is essential. This study
aimed to determine nurses and midwives job satisfaction, its predictors and relationship to turnover
intention who were working in Samar, Philippines. Employing correlational survey design, thirtyseven
nurses and ten midwives participated the study through purposive sampling. Chi-square test
was used to determine relationship between variables. Cramer’s V was applied to examine the strength
of relationship. Findings revealed that majority of them were satisfied with their current work. Sex
characteristic is a significant factor to job satisfaction. More than half claimed they have no intention
to leave their work. Job satisfaction is inversely correlated to turnover intention. Nurses and midwives
working in rural areas have high level of job satisfaction and low turnover intention. Job satisfaction
plays an important role to turnover intention. This study has significant implications to the DOH and
local government units in maintaining a high level of job satisfaction and low turnover intention.

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