Attrition
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Title: Assessing factors contributing to staff attrition among Primary Health Care workers in Bwari Area Council of FCT, Nigeria
Student Name: Adah-Ogoh Anne Ene
Student Number: 3116456
Type of Thesis (choose one): Mini-thesis or Full Masters Thesis or Doctoral Thesis
Mini Thesis
Degree: MPH
Department/School: School of Public Health, University of Western Cape
Supervisor: Dr. Busisiwe Nkosi
Co-Supervisor: (if any)
Date: 28/ 01/2013
10 Keywords: Attrition, Health care workers, Rural, urban, factors, primary health care centres, employment, facilities, rates, Nigeria
Abstract
Attrition can be defined as the number of health workers who permanently leave their posts, retire, and relocate to other health facilities nationally or internationally Attrition among health care workers is due to a number of reasons which include but are not limited to retirement, death, dismissal and voluntary resignation
Attrition among health care workers in Nigeria is a major factor that contributes to the plummeting health indices of the country. Even though frequently spoken about, there are very few recent studies that are available in Nigeria describing the factors contributing to attrition among health care workers. The objectives of the study are to explore the factors that contribute to the exit of employees from health care facility where they previously worked or contribute to them seeking employment in another health facility. The study also seeks to verify if there are differences between the factors that contribute to attrition in the rural area and the urban primary health care centres within Bwari area council since some existing literature over ten years old especially in the west area of Nigeria suggest so.
In this descriptive observational study, self-administered pre tested questionnaires will be distributed to specialized
Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Title: Assessing factors contributing to staff attrition among Primary Health Care workers in Bwari Area Council of FCT, Nigeria
Student Name: Adah-Ogoh Anne Ene
Student Number: 3116456
Type of Thesis (choose one): Mini-thesis or Full Masters Thesis or Doctoral Thesis
Mini Thesis
Degree: MPH
Department/School: School of Public Health, University of Western Cape
Supervisor: Dr. Busisiwe Nkosi
Co-Supervisor: (if any)
Date: 28/ 01/2013
10 Keywords: Attrition, Health care workers, Rural, urban, factors, primary health care centres, employment, facilities, rates, Nigeria
Abstract
Attrition can be defined as the number of health workers who permanently leave their posts, retire, and relocate to other health facilities nationally or internationally Attrition among health care workers is due to a number of reasons which include but are not limited to retirement, death, dismissal and voluntary resignation
Attrition among health care workers in Nigeria is a major factor that contributes to the plummeting health indices of the country. Even though frequently spoken about, there are very few recent studies that are available in Nigeria describing the factors contributing to attrition among health care workers. The objectives of the study are to explore the factors that contribute to the exit of employees from health care facility where they previously worked or contribute to them seeking employment in another health facility. The study also seeks to verify if there are differences between the factors that contribute to attrition in the rural area and the urban primary health care centres within Bwari area council since some existing literature over ten years old especially in the west area of Nigeria suggest so.
In this descriptive observational study, self-administered pre tested questionnaires will be distributed to specialized
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