JOB SATISFACTION AMONG VETERINARIANS WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN KHARTOUM STATE, SUDAN.

This study aimed to evaluate job satisfaction among veterinarians working in the private sector in Khartoum State, Sudan. A structured questionnaire tool with a 5 Likert scale was used. It is distributed to a population sample of 157 veterinarians. Responses to the demographic section showed almost equal numbers of males and females among the respondent vets. Most of those respondents were from north (59%). The average monthly salary of all the respondent vets in the sample population was less than 344$ with the majority (80.9%) under 40 years of age. The analysis revealed a significant association between some of the dependent factors in the study while there is a statistical difference in gender responses to some of the factors of Job facilities and Career development. The general direction of samples in Career development was found to be towards “Agree” while the general direction of the samples in both sections of Job facilities and Job satisfaction was found to be towards “Neutral”. Veterinarians working in the private sector in Khartoum State are partially satisfied with their jobs. Awareness of job satisfaction and interaction between the veterinary community and veterinary institutions are needed to meet the sector needs in the final product (veterinarians) and to raise the confidence of the veterinarian in the job market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]