| Likelihood of Leaving Current Public-Sector Position to: | Job Satisfaction Measures | |||
| Relationship With Management | Job Content | Relationship With Coworkers | Total | |
| Look for a new job in the next 6 months | −0.28 (.04) | −0.21 (.14) | −0.36 (.01) | −0.30 (.03) |
| Look for a new job in the next year | −0.20 (.15) | −0.13 (.34) | −0.32 (.02) | −0.23 (.09) |
| Look for a new job after service agreement is completed | −0.23 (.11) | −0.03 (.87) | −0.02 (.94) | −0.16 (.24) |
| Look for a different job in the public health system | −0.33 (.02) | −0.19 (.17) | −0.16 (.23) | −0.30 (.03) |
| Look for a job with a private employer | −0.15 (.26) | 0.02 (.92) | 0.05 (.74) | −0.10 (.47) |
| Look for a job outside the health care profession | −0.11 (.42) | 0.00 (.99) | 0.00 (.99) | −0.06 (.68) |
| Continue formal education | 0.03 (.80) | 0.15 (.30) | 0.00 (.98) | 0.07 (.61) |
| Look for a job outside Malawi | 0.01 (.94) | 0.14 (.33) | 0.12 (.40) | 0.09 (.51) |
All data are presented as the correlation coefficient (P value). Negative correlation coefficients represent an inverse relationship while positive coefficients represent a constant relationship.
Data shown in boldface are statistically significant at P < .05.