Factors Affecting the Satisfaction of Women Employees in Health Sector: A Perception Study in Saudi Arabia

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Table 1 Demographic and Work-Related Characteristics for Women Working in the Health Sector in Saudi Arabia (N=261)

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Where do you work?
Government sector	137	53
Military sector	91	35
Private sector	33	13
What is your job title?
Administrative jobs	66	25
Clinical jobs	151	58
Technical jobs	44	17
Your age?
Less than 25	16	6
From 25 – less than 35	153	59
From 35 – less than 45	77	30
From 45 and above	15	6
Marital Status
Divorced	17	7
Married	152	58
Single	89	34
Widowed	3	1
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor	167	64
Master	42	16
Ph.D. and above	17	7
Under bachelor	35	13
Years of Experience
Less than two years	27	10
From 2- Less than 5 years	55	21
From 5 Less than 10 years	82	31
More than 10 years	97	37

Table 2 The Association of Female Workers’ Satisfaction with the Environmental Factors to Enable Saudi Women in the Health Sector

Variable	Environmental Factors
	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	p-value
Where do you work?
Government sector	36 (48%)	90 (54%)	11 (55%)	0.526
Military sector	32 (43%)	53 (32%)	6 (30%)
Private sector	7 (9%)	23 (14%)	3 (15%)
What is your job title?
Administrative jobs	29 (39%)	33 (20%)	4 (20%)	0.029
Clinical jobs	36 (48%)	104 (63%)	11 (55%)
Technical jobs	10 (13%)	29 (17%)	5 (25%)
Your age?
Less than 25	7 (9%)	8 (5%)	1 (5%)	<0.0001
From 25 – less than 35	37 (49%)	107 (64%)	9 (45%)
From 35 – less than 45	25 (33%)	45 (27%)	7 (35%)
From 45 and above	6 (8%)	6 (4%)	3 (15%)
Marital Status
Divorced	7 (9%)	10 (6%)	0 (0%)	<0.0001
Married	46 (61%)	89 (54%)	17 (85%)
Single	20 (27%)	66 (40%)	3 (15%)
Widowed	2 (3%)	1 (1%)	0 (0%)
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor	45 (60%)	109 (66%)	13 (65%)	<0.0001
Master	10 (13%)	28 (17%)	4 (20%)
Ph.D. and above	6 (8%)	10 (6%)	1 (5%)
Under bachelor	14 (19%)	19 (11%)	2 (10%)
Years of Experience
Less than two years	9 (12%)	17 (10%)	1 (5%)	0.0347
From 2- Less than 5 years	8 (11%)	45 (27%)	2 (10%)
From 5 Less than 10 years	22 (29%)	51 (31%)	9 (45%)
More than 10 years	36 (48%)	53 (32%)	8 (40%)

Table 3 The Association of Female Workers’ Satisfaction with the Privileges and Opportunities Factors to Enable Saudi Women in the Health Sector

Variable	Privileges and Opportunities Factors
	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	p-value
Where do you work?
Government sector	66 (57%)	66 (50%)	5 (36%)	<0.0001
Military sector	38 (33%)	45 (34%)	8 (57%)
Private sector	12 (10%)	20 (15%)	1 (7%)
What is your job title?
Administrative jobs	31 (27%)	30 (23%)	5 (36%)	0.0005
Clinical jobs	66 (57%)	77 (59%)	8 (57%)
Technical jobs	19 (16%)	24 (18%)	1 (7%)
Your age?
Less than 25	10 (9%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<0.0001
From 25 – less than 35	66 (57%)	79 (60%)	8 (57%)
From 35 – less than 45	35 (30%)	37 (28%)	5 (36%)
From 45 and above	5 (4%)	9 (7%)	1 (7%)
Marital Status
Divorced	6 (5%)	10 (8%)	1 (7%)	0.002
Married	69 (59%)	77 (59%)	6 (43%)
Single	39 (34%)	43 (33%)	7 (50%)
Widowed	2 (2%)	1 (1%)	0 (0%)
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor	69 (59%)	91 (69%)	7 (50%)	<0.0001
Master	18 (16%)	20 (15%)	4 (29%)
Ph.D. and above	10 (9%)	6 (5%)	1 (7%)
Under bachelor	19 (16%)	14 (11%)	2 (14%)
Years of Experience
Less than two years	18 (16%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	<0.0001
From 2- Less than 5 years	24 (21%)	30 (23%)	1 (7%)
From 5 Less than 10 years	30 (26%)	45 (34%)	7 (50%)
More than 10 years	44 (38%)	47 (36%)	6 (43%)

Table 4 The Association of Female Workers’ Satisfaction with the Doing Work and Decision-Making Factors to Enable Saudi Women in the Health Sector

Variable	Doing Work and Decision-Making Factors
	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	p-value
Where do you work?
Government sector	84 (56%)	49 (49%)	4 (44%)	0.0004
Military sector	50 (33%)	36 (36%)	5 (56%)
Private sector	17 (11%)	16 (16%)	0 (0%)
What is your job title?
Administrative jobs	43 (28%)	20 (20%)	3 (33%)	0.0002
Clinical jobs	87 (58%)	59 (58%)	5 (56%)
Technical jobs	21 (14%)	22 (22%)	1 (11%)
Your age?
Less than 25	10 (7%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0.0001
From 25 – less than 35	83 (55%)	64 (63%)	6 (67%)
From 35 – less than 45	50 (33%)	24 (24%)	3 (33%)
From 45 and above	8 (5%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)
Marital Status
Divorced	8 (5%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	0.005
Married	87 (58%)	58 (57%)	7 (78%)
Single	54 (36%)	33 (33%)	2 (22%)
Widowed	2 (1%)	1 (1%)	0 (0%)
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor	95 (63%)	67 (66%)	5 (56%)	<0.0001
Master	26 (17%)	13 (13%)	3 (33%)
Ph.D. and above	11 (7%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)
Under bachelor	19 (13%)	15 (15%)	1 (11%)
Years of Experience
Less than two years	20 (13%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	<0.0001
From 2- Less than 5 years	30 (20%)	23 (23%)	2 (22%)
From 5 Less than 10 years	40 (26%)	38 (38%)	4 (44%)
More than 10 years	61 (40%)	33 (33%)	3 (33%)