Abstract:
Abstract
Background: Employee?s performance is an achievement of assigned task. When the
employees? are physically and emotionally have the desire to work, then their
performance outcomes shall be increased. Moreover, having a proper workplace
environment can increase the employees? performance. This study was intended to
measure level of employees? performance and determine its contributing factors in the
regional health bureau and its direct responsible departments.
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess employees? work performance and
associated factors in Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau and its direct
responsible departments, Bahir-Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016.
Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in Amhara National
Regional State Health Bureau and its direct responsible departments. All the employees
(357)were included in the study. Face-to-face self-administrated structured questionnaires
were used. Data were interred into Epi-info version 3.5.1 software then exported to SPSS
version 16 for further analysis using STATA transfer version 9.
Descriptive analysis was done. Tables and Figures were used to present results. Binary
logistic regression was computed to identify association between outcome and predictor
variables. In order to minimize confounding effects backward: wald stepwise method was
employed. Bivariate analyses were computed for all variables. Those variables which had
p<0.20 in bivariate were transferred to multivariate analysis. Finally variable with p-value
less or equal to 0.05 were considered statistically significant with 95% confidence level.
Results: The level of Good performance achievement was 232(65%)[>= 76.64 the mean
performance] with CI (76.2474-77.032).Employees whose salary within the category
(4284-6487)were four times more likely to have good performance [AOR: 3.937, 95%CI
(1.409,10.998)] compared to those earning<=1742salary. There was also a threefold
positive influence [AOR: 3.065, 95% CI (1.254,7.488)] on performance who had work
experience between 16 and 20 years of service. Bahir Dare Regional Health Research
Laboratory Center employees were seven times more likely to have good performance
[AOR: 6.765, 95%CI (2.572,17.794)] in reference to Amhara National Regional Health
Bureau.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Two third of the respondents had good performance
achievement. Encouraged with better salary, consideringtheir work experience and
making conducive place of work are recommended to achieve better organizational
performance.
