Uganda health workforce study : satisfaction and intent to stay among current health workers -- executive summary

The findings point to the importance of a number of factors that contribute to satisfaction and intent to stay, including differences by cadre, gender, age, sector (public or non-profit) and location. The results suggest several policy strategies to strengthen human resources for health in Uganda. More than 700 health professionals were surveyed in nine districts and 18 health facilities. Three focus groups were conducted in each facility, with health workers separated by cadre (physicians, nurses and allied health). The study was conducted in July 2006 using a team of 20 Ugandan health professionals, most of them recent graduates of or current students at the universities in Kampala. The study was conducted by the USAID-funded Capacity Project with the Uganda Ministry of Health, with support from the US Health Resources and Services Administration and three universities (Makerere, Aga Khan and University of Washington). It was conducted under the oversight of the Uganda Health Workforce Advisory Board, a group of Uganda health system stakeholders. (Author abstract)