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Health Worker Motivation Index

The Health Worker Motivation Index is a 23-item measure assessing motivation of health workers, which affects the success of an intervention. The scale measures three latent factors including organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and conscientiousness.

Categories

Geographies Tested: Kenya

Populations Included: Female, Male

Age Range: Adults

Items:

  1. These days, I feel motivated to work as hard as I can
  2. I only do this job so that I get paid at the end of the month
  3. I do this job as it provides long term security for me
  4. I feel emotionally drained at the end of every day
  5. Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I dread having to face another day at work
  6. Overall, I am very satisfied with my job
  7. I am not satisfied with my colleagues in my ward
  8. I am satisfied with my supervisor
  9. I am satisfied with the opportunity to use my abilities in my job
  10. I am satisfied that I accomplish something worthwhile in this job
  11. I do not think that my work in the hospital is valuable these days
  12. I am proud to be working for this hospital
  13. I find that my values and this hospital's values are very similar
  14. I am glad that I work for this facility rather than other facilities in the country
  15. I feel very little commitment to this hospital
  16. This hospital really inspires me to do my very best on the job
  17. I cannot be relied on by my colleagues at work
  18. I always complete my tasks efficiently and correctly
  19. I am a hard worker
  20. I do things that need doing without being asked or told
  21. I am punctual about coming to work
  22. I am often absent from work
  23. It is not a problem if I sometimes come late to work

Response Options:
A 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 to 5 (strongly disagree to strongly agree).

Scoring Procedures

Sum and mean motivational scores are calculated across the items.

Original Citation

Mbindyo, P. M., Blaauw, D., Gilson, L., & English, M. (2009). Developing a tool to measure health worker motivation in district hospitals in Kenya. Human resources for health, 7(1), 40.


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Qualitative Research

Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework

Field Expert Input

Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing

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