Prevalence and Factors Associated with Changing Jobs of Public Health Personnel, Yasothon Province

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the prevalence and factors that associated with job changes of health personnel in Yasothon Province. The cross-sectional analytical study was conducted by using secondary data. The secondary data from Happinometer survey of Ministry of Public Health conducting in 2019 were used. The data analyzed using descriptive statistic and Multiple logistic regression.

The results found that 2,534 participants mostly were female (74.03%), government officer (54.70%), mean of age 39.60 (SD± 10.30). The prevalence of change jobs was 38.83% (95%CI 36.9 to 40.7). Factors associated with change jobs included, 1) income and 2) education.  Person who income 20,000 – 40,000 Bath (OR_adj 0.71 95% CI 0.56 to 0.91) were fewer opportunities to change jobs than those who earn 40,000 Baht or more. Compared to people whose income was less than 20,000 Bath (OR_adj 1.25 95% CI 1.01 to 1.56). For education factor found who graduate vocational certificate/high vocational certificate/diploma (OR_adj 0.31 95% CI 0.21 to 0.46), bachelor (OR_adj 0.57 95% CI 0.40 to 0.83) and higher than bachelor degree (OR_adj 0.63 95% CI 0.48 to 0.82) was less likely to change jobs than those who have completed Grade 12.