Abstract:
Background: Work-related stress is one of the health problems modern societies have to deal with. Such stress is the second most reported work-related health problem next to musculoskeletal disorders. Job dissatisfaction could be one reason for work-related stress. However, there is no clear and sufficient evidence showing the relationship between job dissatisfaction and work-related stress in developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, the study is designed to assess the association between job dissatisfaction and work work-related stress among health professionals working in public health centers. Objectives:- This study is mainly designed to assess the magnitude of work-related stress and to determine its association with job dissatisfaction among health professionals working in public health centers in Yeka Sub-city of Addis Ababa. Method:- Health facility-based cross-sectional study was implemented among health professionals in Yeka Sub-city. Data was collected using self- administered structured questionnaires from a total of 519 samples of health professionals working in Yeka sub-city health centers. The level of job dissatisfaction was measured with multi-item scales derived from Satisfaction of Employees in Health Care (SEHC) while work-related stress was measured by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14). Data were entered into EpiData Manager 4.4.2.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Both binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to show an association between job dissatisfaction and work-related stress. The adjusted odds ratio was used to determine the strength of association. Result: - A total of 499 health workers participated in the study and, among them 173 (34.70%) were males and 326 (65.30%) were females. The magnitude of work-related stress among health professionals was 53.3%, 95% CI (48.7, 57.90) and, 52.9%, 95% CI (48.7, 57.50) of study participants were dissatisfied with their job. After adjusting for potential confounder health workers who were dissatisfied with their job were more likely to have more work-related stress [AOR=2.47; 95%CI (1.67, 3.65)]. Additionally, sex of the health professions was independently associated with work-related stress. Male health professionals were less likely to report workrelated stress when compared to their female counterparts [AOR= 0.61; 95% CI (0.39, 0.93)]. Conclusion:- More than half of health professionals working public health centers are dissatisfied with their job and suffering from work-related stress. The study also found the presence of a strong association between work-related stress and job dissatisfaction among health professionals. Therefore, healthcare providers and policymakers should work to improve the human resource management system and maintain healthy working environment of the public health facilities so that workers job satisfaction is increased, health and safety of the workers is kept under control and hence work related stress is minimized.