WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Dr. Ali Mahmoud Alwan Al-Saji

ABSTRACT

Background: Primary health care center physicians significantly influence treatment timing and health services. Improved working conditions, pay scales, and facilities can enhance their performance and patient care. Objectives: To estimate the proportion of satisfied family physicians and general practitioners in ideal PHCCs and determine the factors associated with this satisfaction. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted involving 201 family physician and general practitioners in the ideal family PHCs in Baghdad, Data collection had been done using a self-administered questionnaire which included questions about socio-demographic and professional characteristics of studied people, and questions about job. Results: The overall job satisfaction was 82%. The results showed a significant association in satisfaction level and physicians’ specialty, there was no significant association in gender and age with level of satisfaction. The physicians were satisfied in working conditions, their control on practice including the freedom to spend sufficient time with each patient, to control his work schedule, to discuss cases with colleagues, to care for patient who require heavy use of time and resources and to decide the nurse services. While the physicians were satisfied with relation with the patients and their work group, while they were not satisfied in time control in their job, income, and administration decisions. Conclusion: The majority of family physicians and general practitioners were satisfied with their job at Baghdad PHCCs, which in fact an important feature to provide better health care.