Ebru Turhan
Turkey
Research Article
Job Satisfaction and Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Garbage Workers' Quality of Life in Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
Author(s): Nazan Savas, Ersin Nazlican and Ebru TurhanNazan Savas, Ersin Nazlican and Ebru Turhan
Objective:The aim was to evaluate job satisfaction and their sociodemographic characteristics effects on the quality of life (QOL) of the garbage workers (GW).
Methods:185 GW (94.4% of total) were evaluated. They were given sociodemographic survey, scaler of job satisfaction (Job Descriptive Index (JDI)) and QOL Scale “WHOQOL-BREF-Turkish”. Questions of JDI were compiled by researhers. Reliability and convenience of JDI were analysed. Correlation, student-T test and logistic regression were used.
Findings:68.4% of job satisfaction had five contributing factors which are respectively management and overall job satisfaction, coworkers, pay, promotion and work itself. We found positive correlations (p<0.05) between scorings of WHOQOL-BREF-Tr domains and JDI’s components, except promotion. We also .. View More»
