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1Health Services Management Research Center , Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 2Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research & Education in Transfusion Medicine, Kerman, Iran 3Kerman Regional Blood Transfusion Center, Kerman, Iran 4Kerman Medical Student Research Committee, Kerman, Iran 5Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abstract Background and Objectives
Job satisfaction in any organization can lead to success and achievement. Blood centers require the staff with strong spirit to manage best the voluntary blood donors and do their best to ensure safe and adequate blood. Consequently, the aim of the present study was to assess job satisfaction of the staff of blood centers in Kerman.
Materials and Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 staff members of blood centers in Kerman province, southeast of Iran, in 1393. By census sampling method, 97 completed questionnaires were returned to the researchers. To collect the data, Job Descriptive Index (JDI) questionnaire was used. To analyze the data, the independent t-test and analysis of variance using SPSS v.18 software were used.
Results
The study results showed the overall satisfaction of the staff was moderate (3.17 ± 0.66), with men and women being assessed 3.08 ± 0.08 and 3.23 ± 0.09, respectively. The greatest satisfaction pertained to co-workers (3.7 ± 1.05) and the lowest satisfaction to payments (2.35 ± 0.94) and job promotion (2.56 ± 0.1). The satisfaction levels of the staff about the work nature (3.17 ± 0.79) and the supervisor (3.5 ± 0.98) were similar to that of the overall satisfaction.
Conclusions
The results demonstrated that by paying more equitable salaries to the staff and promoting their job situation based on the meritocracy system, the degree of satisfaction can greatly increase.
Correspondence: Hosseini S., MSc of Epidemiology. Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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