Job satisfaction among community pharmacy professionals in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia

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Table 1 Frequency of sociodemographic and other baseline information of participants, a cross-sectional study on assessment of job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals at Mekelle city, January 2016

Serial no	Variable	Categories	Frequency (N)	Frequency (%)
1	Age	20–30	25	45.5
		31–40	20	36.4
		41–50	7	12.7
		>50	3	5.4
2	Sex	Male	38	69.1
		Female	17	30.9
3	Level of education	Diploma	25	45.5
		Degree	28	50.9
		Master	2	3.6
4	Years of experience	<5	18	32.8
		5–10	25	45.5
		>10	12	21.7
5	Type of retail outlets	Private pharmacy	44	80
		Private drug store	10	18.2
		Public pharmacy	1	1.8
6	Type of employment	Full-time	47	85.5
		Part-time	8	14.5

Table 2 Response of the participants on the variables related with job satisfaction, a cross-sectional study on assessment of job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals at Mekelle city, January 2016

Serial no	Questions	Strongly agree N (%)	Agree N (%)	Neutral N (%)	Disagree N (%)	Strongly disagree N (%)
1	Low job stress	38 (69.1)	10 (18.2)	1 (1.8)	6 (10.9)	–
2	The job has good future	30 (54.5)	12 (21.8)	6 (10.9)	5 (9.1)	2 (3.6)
3	Good recognition from the society	27 (49.1)	9 (16.4)	6 (10.9)	11 (20)	2 (3.6)
4	Attractive salary	23 (41.8)	14 (25.5)	1 (1.8)	11 (20)	6 (10.9)
5	Feeling of accomplishment from the job	19 (34.5)	14 (25.5)	8 (14.5)	9 (16.4)	5 (9.1)
6	Freedom to choose own working method	23 (41.8)	11 (20)	4 (7.3)	11 (20)	6 (10.9)
7	Good working environment	22 (40)	12 (21.8)	4 (7.3)	11 (20)	6 (10.9)
8	Good working position	22 (40)	11 (20)	2 (3.6)	14 (25.5)	6 (10.9)
9	Opportunity to choose personal abilities	20 (36.4)	12 (21.8)	5 (9.1)	12 (21.8)	6 (10.9)
10	Good staff interaction	23 (41.8)	12 (21.8)	1 (1.8)	15 (27.3)	4 (7.3)
11	Chance of professional development	23 (41.8)	10 (18.2)	7 (12.7)	11 (20)	4 (7.3)
12	Adequate training	24 (43.6)	12 (21.8)	7 (12.7)	8 (14.5)	4 (7.3)
13	Benefit for the society	22 (40)	13 (23.6)	3 (5.5)	13 (23.6)	4 (7.3)
14	I am satisfied with my job	28 (50.9)	9 (16.4)	2 (3.6)	12 (21.8)	4 (7.3)

Figure 1 Age distribution of pharmacy professionals, a cross-sectional study on assessment of job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals in Mekelle city, January 2016. (VAR00001 = Age).

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 3 Association of sociodemographic characteristics with job satisfaction and stress among pharmacy professionals at Mekelle city, January 2016

Serial no	Variable		Groups	Association between groups P-value
1	I am satisfied with my job	Age	Male	0.986
			Female
		Type of employment	Full-time	0.021
			Part-time
2	Low job stress	Education level	Diploma	0.373
			Degree
			Master
		Type of employment	Full-time	0.031
			Part-time