A cross-sectional assessment of job satisfaction, its contributing factors and impact on turnover intention among radiographers in Namibian state hospitals.

Introduction: job satisfaction is an integral component of professional relationships, affecting human resource retention and organisational productivity. The study evaluated the job satisfaction levels and their contributing factors as well as turnover intention among radiographers working at three state hospitals. Methods: a quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional design was used to determine job satisfaction and turnover intention as well as their relationship using inferential statistics on a total of 36 out of 40 radiographers working at three public hospitals. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure job satisfaction and turnover intention. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) (version 25), was used to analyse job satisfaction levels, associated factors and turnover intention. Results: eighty percent of radiographers indicated moderate levels of job satisfaction. Job satisfaction was significantly associated with employee rank (p=0.04), and age (p=0.05). The turnover intention was found to be at 44.4%. Factors significantly associated with turnover intention were tenure in rank (p=0.04), the number of years worked as a radiographer (p=0.05) and the hospital of employment (p=0.005). In this study, there is a moderate, positive, linear relationship between the predictor, job satisfaction, and the outcome, turnover intention (r=0.44; p=0.008). Conclusion: most of the radiographers were satisfied with their jobs, with nearly half of them showing turnover intention. Age and rank, as well as tenure in rank, experience and the hospital of employment, were significantly associated with job satisfaction and turnover intention, respectively. Employee engagement is key to improving job satisfaction and minimising turnover intention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]