PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT AND ASSOCIATED FACTOR AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PUBLC HEALTH FACILITY OF DIRE DAWA CITY ADMINISTRATION, EASTERN ETHIOPIA: A FACILITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background Professional commitment is vital to improve performance of health workers and accessibility to competent health professionals, it enhances greater employee job satisfaction, acceptance of organization’s demands, and the meeting of organization’s goals such as high-quality care. Currently there is shortage of studies examining professional commitment and associated factors of health workers in dire dawa city administration. Objective This study aimed to assess professional commitment and associated factors among Health worker at public Health facilities in Dire Dawa city administration, Eastern Ethiopia. Method Facility based cross-sectional study was conducted among 380 participants. Data were collected by self-administered structured questionnaires. The Ep-info was used for data entry and Stata for data analysis. Binary logistic regression, bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to identify associated factors with level of professional commitment and Hosmer and lame show for model fitness Result The commitment level of professionals among public health facilities in Dire Dawa city administration, eastern Ethiopia was 64%. Those who paid between 4500-4999 birr were 11 times more likely committed to profession than those who paid 3500-3999 birr [AOR=11, 95% CI 1, 130], working in health center were 3 times more likely committed to their profession as compared with hospitals [AOR=3.3, 95%CI=1.4, 7.4], 140 of (36.84%) of health professionals were satisfied of their professions [AOR, 0.3 95% CI=2, 70] and 217(57.11%) of them has positive attitude toward organization [AOR 2, 95% CI=1.2, 3.6]. Conclusion and Recommendation The commitment level of professional among public health facilities in Dire Dawa city administration, eastern Ethiopia was 64%, so that health administrator, managers and health bureau should improve on Intervention to enhance health professional satisfaction, working setup, organizational environment and fair sharing of benefits and related factor.