NDLI: Factors associated with perceived work-life balance among health workers in Gulu District, Northern Uganda: a health facility-based cross-sectional study

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Author	Obina, Wilfred Felicity Ndibazza, Juliet Kabanda, Richard Musana, Jonathan Nanyingi, Miisa
Abstract	Introduction Work-life balance (WLB) plays a significant role in improving career satisfaction and reducing burnout. While health workers’ productivity is considered a key factor in client care, there is limited effort put into examining how health workers perceive the balance of their jobs with family and other societal responsibilities (PWLB), especially in low-income countries where the number of health workers in active patient care is low. The purpose of this study was to assess factors associated with perceived work-life balance (PWLB) among health workers in the rural district of Gulu, Northern Uganda. Methods A health facility-based cross-sectional analytical study was conducted. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 384 study participants from the three main hospitals in Gulu District. Data were collected from health workers using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using STATA version 15. Factors associated with PWLB were determined at a multivariable level using a modified Poisson regression with robust variance with a 95% confidence level and 5% statistical significance. Adjusted prevalent ratios (APR) were used to report the Factors associated with PWLB. Results Only 157/384 (40.9%) of the health workers reported a positive perceived work-life balance. Multivariable modified Poisson regression analysis showed positive statistical association with PWLB of a laboratory worker(APR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.10–2.75); a midwife(APR = 1.82, 95% CI:1.13–2.93) or a nurse (APR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.45–3.30); working in the inpatient department (APR = 1.97, 95% CI: 1.31–2.96) or laboratory (APR = 2.09, 95%CI: 1.34–3.28); and having a flexible work schedule (APR = 28.32, 95%CI:14.52–55.22); feeling satisfied at work (APR = 1.58; 95% CI:1.17–2.10), and belonging to an association in the community (APR = 32.71, 95% Cl:11.91–89.88). On the other hand, employment tenure of 1–4 years (APR = 0.63,95% CI:0.40–0.99) was negatively associated with perceived work-life balance. Conclusion Only four in every 10 health workers experienced a positive perceived work-life balance. The type of profession, duty station, flexibility in work schedule, satisfaction with work, and availability of social support systems, were independent determinants of perceived WLB. Therefore, nurturing a system of reviews of the scheduling of health workers, allowing internal staff rotation, and fostering support systems around the health workers could be beneficial for WLB.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-024-17776-8
Journal	BMC Public Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-01-23
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Perceived work-life balance Job satisfaction Burnout Health workers Gulu district Northern Uganda Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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