Assessment of Factors of Job Satisfaction among Healthcare Professionals: The Case of the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region of Ghana

Background: Health Professionals manage the day-to-day delivery of healthcare services and other activities of the healthcare system. They do this via planning, directing, organizing, and coordinating health services. The overall job satisfaction of healthcare professionals has been a matter of concern, having been classified by pundits as a key factor underpinning performance, principally where patient care is delivered. This study investigates the factors connected to job dissatisfaction and satisfaction among Health Professionals in both public and private healthcare delivery facilities. Method: In this study, a census method with a quantitative approach was used. The total population of health professionals in the North Gonja District (204 staff) took part in the study. Hard copy and Google form questionnaires were used for data collection. The hard copies were used to enable those with internet connectivity difficulties to also participate in the study. Descriptive statistics, regression, and correlation tests were run from SPSS to present and analyze data with p-values less or equal to 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: The mean (± Standard Deviation [SD]) age of all respondents was (M = 39.72, SD = ± 5.947) with an age range of 30–58 years. While demographic variables predicted 32.7% of the variance in the outcome variable with F (5, 199) = 10.666, p