| Sidama Zone public hospitals13 | Nurses with service between 5 and 10 years (78% less likely to be satisfied (OR = 0.22 (95%CI: 0.06, 0.96))) | As experience increases, job satisfaction might decrease |
| Leadership relation in the organization (OR = 23.30 (95%CI: 5.02, 108.22)) | Positive predictor of job satisfaction |
| Work environment and group cohesion (OR = 26.63 (95% CI: 4.26, 16.20)) and 75% less likely to leave their work (OR = 0.25 (95%CI: 0.12, 0.51)) |
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| Recognition at work, employment opportunity, presence of training, autonomy, and promotion were also predictors of job satisfaction (P < 0.05) | Over half of the nurses are satisfied with the leadership (57%), work environment (54.5%), and recognition at work (50.4%) |
| East Gojjam hospitals14 | Promotion, salary, leadership (supervision), relationship with co-workers, work environment, communication, and rewards were found to be predictors (P < 0.05) | A moderate level of satisfaction was observed in this study |
| Addis Ababa hospitals16 | Predictor variables were:
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relationship among staff (P < 0.001)
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training opportunity (P < 0.04)
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autonomy (50% of nurses were satisfied)
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91.43% dissatisfied because of salary | Most nurses were not satisfied in this study and the reasons identified were bad working environment, poor salary, transport problem, administrative problems, and lack of training and benefits |
| Jimma University Specialized Teaching Hospital4 | Mutual understanding at work, working environment, and professional commitment were positive predictors, whereas workload was a negative predictor (P < 0.05). | Mutual understanding at work brings a sense of recognition and feeling of respect among nurses, which can lead to job satisfaction |
| Nurses were least satisfied with rewards and professional opportunities. |
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| Leadership is not satisfying the nurses. |
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| Salary was least satisfying (59.8%). |
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| Education level was a negative predictor |
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