Job Satisfaction and Psychosocial Well-Being of COVID-19 Frontline Health Workers in Uganda

Nelson Twinamasiko, Adelline Twimukye, Anna Maria Gwokyalya, Innocent Nakityo, Enock Wasswa, Emmanuel Sserunjogi, Ronald Olum, Mohammed Lamorde, Harriet Kizza Mayanja and Pius Rwamafa

SAGE Open, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 21582440241293183

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) to mental health problems and various challenges that impacted their job satisfaction. We explored the job satisfaction and psychosocial/mental well-being of COVID-19 frontline HCWs in Uganda. This was a mixed-methods study conducted at Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH), Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital (ERRH), and Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). A pre-tested self-administered questionnaire and Four Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were used for data collection. A five-point Likert scale was used for the quantitative data to measure mental well-being and job satisfaction. Bloom’s cut-off was used to categorize participants’ job satisfaction and mental well-being into good (≥80%), moderate (60% -

Keywords: COVID-19; psychosocial/mental well-being; frontline healthcare workers; job satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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