Identifying the Organizational Factors Influencing Academic Motivation Among Midwives and Nurses in Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis

Abstract

Introduction: Motivation in work settings is defined as the willingness to exert and maintain effort toward organizational goals. Midwifery and nursing professions are among the most stressful of all the healthcare practices in the global healthcare system. The tools used to measure the organizational factors of the academic motivation of healthcare providers include working conditions and facilities, job roles and responsibilities, work-related health and safety, incentives other than salary, resource availability, and supervision. Despite their vital role in the quality of healthcare, developing countries lack evidence on the organizational factors affecting the motivation of midwives and nurses. Objective: To determine the organizational factors of academic motivation among midwives and nurses in Ethiopia. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was employed. This study was conducted at teaching hospitals located in the Amhara regional state. The academic motivation of midwives and nurses was assessed via interviews. For the analysis, SPSS version 23 was utilized after the data were entered using epi data. Following data collection, the data were examined for internal consistency and completeness. A quota sampling technique was carried out for all midwives and nurses in the study until the required number of participants was reached. A pretest using 5% of the sample size was conducted. Results: The prevalence of organizational academic motivation among nurses and midwives in teaching hospitals in the Amhara regional state was 27.34% (confidence interval: 21.76%-33.85%). Satisfaction with the general working environment, satisfaction with being safe from disease in the workplace, having a good competitive salary, and satisfaction with the future pension plan of the government were positively associated with organizational academic motivation. Conclusions: Organizational factors are strongly associated with the academic motivation of nurses and midwives. Every stakeholder of the healthcare system should strive to solve the organizational factors of academic motivation.