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Variables n % Sex Female 52 54.7 Male 43 45.3 Age, years 25–29 19 20.0 30–39 55 57.9 40–49 11 11.6 50–59 5 5.3 60–65 5 5.3 Home language Afrikaans 50 52.6 English 42 44.2 Zulu 1 1.1 isiXhosa 0 0.0 Other 2 2.1 Religion Christian 66 69.5 Muslim 11 11.6 None 18 18.9 Marital status Married or long-term partner 69 72.6 Divorced or separated 6 6.3 Widowed 1 1.1 Single 19 20.0 Partner staying in same place (n = 69) Yes 64 92.8 No 5 7.2 Children None 45 47.4 Pre-primary school 32 33.7 Primary school 16 16.8 High school 4 4.2 Tertiary education 8 8.4 Variables n % District Cape Town Metropole 47 49.5 Cape Winelands 21 22.1 Garden Route 12 12.6 West Coast 6 6.3 Overberg 9 9.5 Grade of medical officer Grade 1 47 49.5 Grade 2 26 27.4 Grade 3 22 23.2 Contractual commuted overtime group None 21 22.1 5–12 hours 17 17.9 13–20 hours 44 46.3 >20 hours 13 13.7 Type of employment Permanent full-time 87 91.6 Permanent part-time 3 3.2 Contracted 5 5.3 Type of facility District hospital 57 60.0 Primary care 38 40.0 - Table 3. Likelihood of retention, overall satisfaction with district health service and mental wellbeing
Variables n % Plans to stay in current post <1 year 5 5.3 1–2 years 29 30.5 3–4 years 22 23.2 >4 years 39 41.1 Long-term career plan Permanent medical officer 42 44.2 Family physician 7 7.4 Hospital specialist 32 33.7 Other career 14 14.7 5-year plan by sector South African public sector 68 71.6 South African private sector 10 10.5 Emigrate 7 7.4 Other 10 10.5 Would you recommend this facility Definitely no 2 2.1 Maybe no 10 10.5 Maybe yes 42 44.2 Definitely yes 41 43.1 Median (IQR) % satisfied Overall satisfaction Satisfaction with management 2.9 (2.4–3.4) 82.4 Satisfaction with job content 2.7 (2.3–3.2) 79.3 Satisfaction with coworkers 3.2 (2.7–3.8) 95.7 Median (IQR) % score >21 Mental wellbeing score 24.5 (20.0–28.6) 75.0 Satisfaction assessed by Employees in Health Care (SEHC) tool. Mental wellbeing assessed by Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS).
- Table 4. Association between satisfaction with the work experience and mental wellbeing and retention
Variable Retained mean score Not retained mean score Mean difference (95% CI) P value Satisfaction with management 3.0 2.8 0.2 (-0.4 to 0.0) 0.067 Satisfaction with job content 2.8 2.7 0.1 (-0.3 to 0.0) 0.084 Satisfaction with coworkers 3.4 3.2 0.2 (-0.4 to 0.0) 0.068 Mental wellbeing score 25.4 23.9 1.5 (-3.4 to 0.4) 0.124
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