Factors Associated with Intention of Serbian Public Health Workers to Leave the Job: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study
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Tripković, Katica
Šantrić-Milićević, Milena

Vasić, Milena

Živković-Šulović, Mirjana

Odalović, Marina

Mijatović-Jovanović, Vesna
Bukumirić, Zoran
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Recruitment and retention of public health workers (PHWs) is crucial for the optimal functioning of the public health system at a time of budget cuts and the threat of a pandemic. Individual and job-related variables were examined by univariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify predictors of the intention to leave a job during the COVID-19 outbreak among Serbian PHWs in 25 institutes of public health (n = 1663 respondents, of which 73.1% were female). A total of 20.3% of PHWs intended to leave their current job within the next five years. Males and persons aged younger than 55 years who had additional practice were more likely to report an intention to leave their job than females, those older than 54 years and those without additional work. While uncertainty and fear of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic were almost perceived as job attractiveness, other job-related characteristics were identified as significant barriers to maintaining the sufficient capacity of qua...lified PHWs in the future. Authorities need to address these factors, including the following: the feeling of tension, stress or pressure, and unavailability of information during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as dissatisfaction with respect, valuation, and the job in general.
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Health institutes / Intention to leave job / Public / Public health workforce / RetentionSource:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 20Publisher:
- MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010652
ISSN: 1661-7827
WoS: 000714600100001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85117224171
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Tripković, Katica AU - Šantrić-Milićević, Milena AU - Vasić, Milena AU - Živković-Šulović, Mirjana AU - Odalović, Marina AU - Mijatović-Jovanović, Vesna AU - Bukumirić, Zoran PY - 2021 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3984 AB - Recruitment and retention of public health workers (PHWs) is crucial for the optimal functioning of the public health system at a time of budget cuts and the threat of a pandemic. Individual and job-related variables were examined by univariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify predictors of the intention to leave a job during the COVID-19 outbreak among Serbian PHWs in 25 institutes of public health (n = 1663 respondents, of which 73.1% were female). A total of 20.3% of PHWs intended to leave their current job within the next five years. Males and persons aged younger than 55 years who had additional practice were more likely to report an intention to leave their job than females, those older than 54 years and those without additional work. While uncertainty and fear of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic were almost perceived as job attractiveness, other job-related characteristics were identified as significant barriers to maintaining the sufficient capacity of qualified PHWs in the future. Authorities need to address these factors, including the following: the feeling of tension, stress or pressure, and unavailability of information during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as dissatisfaction with respect, valuation, and the job in general. PB - MDPI T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health T1 - Factors Associated with Intention of Serbian Public Health Workers to Leave the Job: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study VL - 18 IS - 20 DO - 10.3390/ijerph182010652 ER -
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Tripković, K., Šantrić-Milićević, M., Vasić, M., Živković-Šulović, M., Odalović, M., Mijatović-Jovanović, V.,& Bukumirić, Z.. (2021). Factors Associated with Intention of Serbian Public Health Workers to Leave the Job: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health MDPI., 18(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010652
Tripković K, Šantrić-Milićević M, Vasić M, Živković-Šulović M, Odalović M, Mijatović-Jovanović V, Bukumirić Z. Factors Associated with Intention of Serbian Public Health Workers to Leave the Job: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(20). doi:10.3390/ijerph182010652 .
Tripković, Katica, Šantrić-Milićević, Milena, Vasić, Milena, Živković-Šulović, Mirjana, Odalović, Marina, Mijatović-Jovanović, Vesna, Bukumirić, Zoran, "Factors Associated with Intention of Serbian Public Health Workers to Leave the Job: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, no. 20 (2021), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010652 . .