Table 1 |
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Reasons for job dissatisfaction and leaving the health workforce |
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| Low salaries |
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (WHO 2004) PNG (Bolger 2005) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) Cambodia
(Soeters 2003, Oum 2005) Thailand (Wibulpolprasert 2003) |
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| Lack of adequate allowances |
Fiji (WHO 2004) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
| Poor working conditions |
Fiji (WHO 2004) PNG (Bolger 2005) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
| Inadequate facilities and shortages of drugs/equipment |
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (WHO 2004) Cambodia (Oum 2005), Pakistan (Dussault 2006) |
| Difficult transportation |
Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
| Weak support, supervision and management |
Fiji, Tonga (WHO 2004) PNG (IMRG 2006) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) Cambodia (Soeters 2003) |
| Heavy workload |
Fiji, Samoa (WHO 2004) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
| Mismatch in skills and tasks |
Fiji, Vanuatu (WHO 2004) |
| Limited opportunities for professional development |
Tonga (WHO 2004) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005) |
| Limited scope to upgrade qualifications |
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga (WHO 2004) PNG (Bolger 2005) Vietnam (Dieleman 2005, Nguyen 2005)
Pakistan (Adkoli 2006) |
| Lack of job prospects |
India, Sri Lanka (Adkoli 2006) |
| Lack of promotion prospects/career structure |
Fiji, Samoa (WHO 2004) |
| Inadequate living conditions |
PNG (Bolger 2005) |
| Risk of violence/Lack of safety |
PNG (Bolger 2005) |
| Political instability |
Fiji (WHO 2004), Pakistan (Adkoli 2006) |
| Family members living abroad |
Samoa (WHO 2004) |
| Education prospects for children |
Fiji (WHO 2004) |
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