Factors affecting motivation and retention of primary health care workers in three disparate regions in Kenya

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ojakaa, David ^a   Olango, Susan ^a   Jarvis, Jordan ^a  

^a AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Kenya; Motivation; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; KENYA; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904391838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-33     Document Type: Article

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