A comparative study of job satisfaction among regular and staff on contract in the primary health care system in Delhi, India

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 112-118

  Kumar, Pawan ^a   Khan, Abdul ^a   Inder, Deep ^b   Mehra, Anu ^c  

^a National Institute of Health and Family Welfare   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Career development; contract staff; human resource policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932187584     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.134768     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. World Health Report. Working Together for Health. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2006. Available from: http://www.who.int/whr/2006/whr06_en.pdf. [Last accessed on 2013 Sep 08].
2. Hongoro C, Normand C. Health workers: Building and motivating the workforce. In: Jamison DT, Breman JG, Measham AR, editors. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2 nd ed. Washington, DC: The World Bank Group; 2006. p. 1309-22.
3. Rural Health Statistics. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India; 2011. Available from: http://www.nrhm-mis.nic.in/UI/RHS/RHS%202011/RHS%202011%20Webpage.htm. [Last accessed on 2013 Sep 09].
4. Bach S. HR and new approaches to public sector management: Improving HRM capacity. Prepared for the Global Health Workforce Strategy Group. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2001. Available from: http://www.who.int/health-servicesdelivery/human/workforce/papers/HR.pdf. [Last accessed on 2013 Sep 07].
5. Sutherland VJ, Cooper CL. Job stress, satisfaction, and mental health among general practitioners before and after introduction of new contract. BMJ 1992;304:1545-8.
6. Kumar P, Khan AM. Development of job satisfaction scale for health care providers. India: NIHFW Unpublished; 2013.
7. Bowen CF, Radhakrishna R, Keyser R. Job satisfaction and commitment of 4-H agents. J Ext (Online) 1994;32:1.
8. Clarke AE, Oswald AJ, Warr P. "Is job satisfaction U shaped in age?"J Occup Organ Psychol 1996;69:57-81.
9. Al Juhani AM, Kishk NA. Job satisfaction among primary health care physicians and nurses in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwara. J Egypt Public Health Assoc 2006;81:165-80.
10. Al-Eisa IS, Al-Mutar MS, Al-Abduljalil HK. Job satisfaction of primary health care physicians at capital health region, Kuwait. Middle East J Fam Med 2005;3:2-5.
11. Bretz RD, Judge TA. Person-organization fit and the theory of work adjustment: Implications for satisfaction, tenure, and career success. J Vocat Behav 1994;44:32-54.
12. Boltes BV, Lippke LA, Gregory E. Employee satisfaction in extension: A Texas study. J Ext [Electron J] 1995;33:5. Available from: http://www.joe.org/joe/1995october/rb1.php. [Last accessed on 2014 Mar 29].
13. Smith DB, Plant WT. Gender differentiation in the job satisfaction of university professors. J Appl Psychol 1982;67:249-51.
14. De Vaus D, Mcallister I. Gender and work orientation; Values and satisfaction in Western Europe. Work Occup 1991;18:72-93.
15. Common Review Mission Report 6 th. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India. New Delhi: Nirman Bhawan; 2012.
16. World Health Organization. The Migration of Skilled Health Personnel in the Pacific Regions. WHO Western Pacific Region; 2004.
17. Herzberg F, Mausner B, Snyderman B. The Motivation to Work. New York, NY: John Wiley; 1959.
18. Bhandari P, Bagga R, Nandan D. Level of job satisfaction among health care providers in CGHS dispensaries. J Health Manage 2010;12:403-22.
19. Bhuian S, Al-Shammari E, Jefri O. Organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job characteristics: An empirical study of expatriates in Saudi Arabia. Int J Commer Manage 1996;6:57-80.
20. Landerweerd JA, Boumans NP. The effect of work dimensions and need for autonomy on nurses work satisfaction and health. J Occup Organ Psychol 1994;67:207-17.
21. Common Review Mission Report 5 th. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India. New Delhi: Nirman Bhawan; 2011.
22. Kumar P, Khan AM. Transition in human resource for health: Challenges ahead. Int J Sci Res 2012;1:138-9.
23. Bodur S. Job satisfaction of health care staff employed at health centres in Turkey. Occup Med (Lond) 2002;52:353-5.