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Table 3 Factors associated with intention to leave their job in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2017(N = 191)

From: Nurses’ intention to leave their job and associated factors in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2017

Variables

Categories

Level of Intention

OR (95% CI)

Intended to leave N (%)

Not Intended to leave N (%)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Sex

Male

71(66.7)

34(32.4)

1.00

 

Female

53(61,6)

33(38.4)

1.3(0.72,2.36)

0.99(0.43,2.29)

Age

20–30

45(35.7)

81(64.3)

  

31–40

18(34)

35(66)

  

41–50

7(63.6)

4(36.4)

  

> = 51

0(00)

1(100)

1.00

 

Work experience

< 2 year

52(71.2)

21(28.8)

1.45(0.66,3.18)

 

2-5 year

19(55.9)

15(44.1)

0.74(0.30,1.83)

 

5–10 year

24(63.2)

14(36.8)

1.10(0.41,2.45)

 

> 10 year

29(63)

17(37)

1.00

 

Level of education

Diploma

49 (62)

30 (38)

0.54(0.05,5.48)

 

BSc

72(66.7)

36 (33.3)

0.67(0.07,6.64)

 

MSc

3(75)

1(25)

1.00

 

Institution

Hospital

76(61.8)

47(38.2)

1.00

 

Health center

48(70.6)

20(29.4)

1.48(0.79,2.80)

1.28(0.48,3.40)

Achievement

Agree

70(56)

55(44)

1.00

 

Disagree

54(81.8)

12(18.2)

3.54(1.72,7.25) **

1.40(0.51,3.86)

Advancement

Agree

41(52.6)

37(47.4)

1.00

 

Disagree

83(73.5)

30(26.5)

2.59(1.36,4.59) **

1.52(0.68,3.41)

Recognition at work

Agree

60(52.6)

54(47.4)

1.00

 

Disagree

64(83.1)

13(16.9)

4.43(2.2,8.93) **

4.83(1.73,13.50) **

Work it self

Agree

38(42.2)

52(57.8)

1.00

 

Disagree

86(85.1)

15(14.9)

7.85(3.94,15.64) **

31.30(7.16,136.78) *

Growth at work

Agree

74(56.1)

58(43.9)

1.00

 

Disagree

50(84.7)

9(15.3)

4.35(2.20,8.93) **

2.49(0.88,7.00)

Organization policy

Good

34(48.6)

36(51.4)

1.00

 

Poor

90(74.4)

31(25.6)

3.07(1.65,5.72) **

0.21(0.04,1.11)

Relationship with friends

Agree

56(56)

44(44)

1.00

 

Disagree

68(74.7)

23(25.3)

2.32(1.26,4.30) **

2.69(.087,8.39)

Relationship with supervisors

Agree

42(55.3)

34(44.7)

1.00

 

Disagree

82(71.3)

33(28.7)

2.01(1.10,3.69) **

0.64(0.25,1.68)

Work security

Agree

21(41.2)

30(58.8)

1.00

 

Disagree

103(73.6)

37(26.4)

3.98(2.03,7.79) **

2.70(0.87,8.38)

Payment

Agree

53(64.6)

29(35.4)

1.00

 

Disagree

71(65.1)

38(34.9)

1.02(0.56,1.86)

0.07(0.01,1.70)

Working condition

Agree

43(60.6)

28(39.4)

1.00

 

Disagree

81(67.5)

39(32.5)

1.35(0.74,2.50)

7.61(0.72,80.82)

  1. * P<0.05, **P<0.005