Relationship between Welfare Benefits and Job Satisfaction among Primary Health Care Workers in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

Primary health workers’ job satisfaction is vital in enhancing prompt and effective service delivery to patients, thus, welfare benefits seem to be among the necessary tools for the achievement of such satisfaction.  The study investigated the relationship between welfare benefits and job satisfaction among primary health care workers in Nkanu West Local Government Area Enugu State Nigeria. Welfare benefits captured in this study include: employment security benefits, health protection benefits, retirement benefits and personnel recognition. The participants in this study were sampled during the periodic biometric data capturing at the Nkanu West Local Government Headquarters Agbani. Eighty-seven (87) primary health workers whose age ranged from 23 – 58 years with age mean of 38.11 years and standard deviation of 9.75 took part in the study.  They responded to some questionnaires on issues bothering on their demographic variables such as age, sex and academic qualifications and the research constructs (welfare benefits and job satisfaction). The study adopted correlational design and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. The results were discussed in relation to relevant literature, limitations and suggestions for further analysis were equally made. It was concluded that welfare benefits had a significant positive relationship with job satisfaction experienced by the primary health workers.