Gender Difference, Job Satisfaction and Emigration Intention Among Health Care Professionals in Selected Hospital, Lagos State
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2022-12
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Lead City University
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The emigration of health information managers from Nigeria to other countries around the world has great implication for the health sector. As a result, researchers have examined various factors that can promote emigration intention among Nigerian health information managers. This study examined the influence of gender difference and job satisfaction on migration intention of Health information management practitioners in Lagos State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was adopted as the instrument for data collection. The study population is made up of eighty (80) HIM practitioners selected from two tertiary health institutions in Lagos State. Total enumeration was adopted. The quantitative data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that migration intention is high among the respondents (Mean = 3.06). It was also found that majority of the respondents were female (n=45)compared to male (n=35). In addition, the level of job satisfaction among the respondents is moderate (Mean = 2.64). The inferential statistics showed that job satisfaction of HIM practitioners (Adj. R 2= 0.911, F(1, 49)= 503.515, p=0.000) has a significant influence on their migrations while gender status[t (69)= 2.740, p=.008 < .05] has no influence. However, multiple regression analysis shows that both gender difference and job satisfaction have a signification combined influence on emigration intention among health workers in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study concluded that job satisfaction is highly important to both male and Female HIM practitioners and, irrespective of gender, HIM practitioners are more likely to have migration intentions when their work conditions are not conducive. It was therefore recommended that stakeholders in the health sector review the condition of service of HIM practitioners and establish motivational practices to encourage them to remain with their employers.
Keywords: Migration, Gender Issues, Job Satisfaction, Health Information Management
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Kate Turabian