Title:
A Review of Motivation and Job Satisfaction of District Level Health Workers in Vietnam
Authors:
Thanh, Hung Phung
Year:
2013
PAGE:
ix, 53
Language:
En
Subject:
mHealth in Low-Resource Settings
Keywords:
Health Workers, Health Care, Motivation, JobSsatisfaction, Vietnam, Human Resource, HR
Abstract:
Vietnam has been facing with shortage and misdistribution of human resource for health which cause negative impacts on quality of health care. At district level, these problems are more serious. Low motivation and low job satisfaction are reasons could be explained for difficulties to recruit and retain health workers, contribute to strengthen shortage and misdistribution of health workforce. In this thesis; the factors, policies in Vietnam and interventions in other countries effecting to motivation and job satisfactions of health workers were explored in order to identify strategies to improve this situation. In general, factors suggested by 2-factor theory of Herzberg have influences to motivation and job satisfaction of health workers. Health workers are motivated and satisfied by relation with colleagues, recognition from community, job interest. In contrast, low remuneration, low quality of supervision, poor working environment, poor relation with manager and low personal growth are key factors which reduce motivation and job satisfaction of health workers. Vietnam established policies to address these factors but there are problems in policy implementation process such as inadequate allowances, unmet-need training topics, inadequate equipment, and lack of supportive supervision. Some different interventions from other countries focused to deal these challenges with evidence of effectiveness. By improving motivation and job satisfaction of health workers; performance of individual and organization, and quality of health care will get better. Based on findings of this thesis and strategies suggested by World Health Organization to improve retention of health worker, recommendations were made to tackle important factors influencing motivation and job satisfaction of health workers at district level in Vietnam.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Department:
Development, Policy and Practice
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Southeastern Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health / International Course in Health Development (MPH/ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2013 Thanh
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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