Health Promotion Care Research Articles

Awareness about government maternal benefit schemes among pregnant women attending Anganawadi centres in North Karnataka

Background: During pregnancy and child birth women are very much vulnerable to sickness and complications. Maternal morbidity and mortality can be reduced by giving proper preventive and promotive health care specially by promoting early registration, regular antenatal check-ups and institutional deliveries. There is an improvement in care since last decade. Still there is a long way in achieving complete success out of these National programmes.Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in six Anganawadi centres in rural field practice area of medical college for a period of 4 months from 1st June 2017 to 30th September 2017. Universal sampling was adopted to include all registered pregnant women. Informed consent was taken. A pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Appropriate descriptive statistics like proportion and percentage were used describe and to draw the inferences.Results: A total of 104 pregnant women were included. Most of them were in the age group of 20 to 30 years 76 (73.1%). More than half were in third trimester 60 (57.7%), seeking antenatal care from both government and private facilities equally. Awareness about various schemes ranged from minimum of 2 (1.9%) for JSSK to maximum of 102 (98.1%) for ICDS. ASHA workers 96 (92.3%) acted as source of information for majority of pregnant women followed by Anganawadi workers 88 (84.6%).Conclusions: Knowledge was adequate but not sufficient across all schemes hence more efforts should be done to overcome this discrepancy. Health care workers like ASHA and Anganawadi worker have put efforts in creating awareness.

Academic service-learning nursing partnerships in the Americas: a scoping review

BackgroundAcademic service-learning nursing partnerships (ASLNPs) integrate instruction, reflection, and scholarship with tailored service through enriched learning experiences that teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities, while meeting academic nursing outcomes. Objective: This scoping review aimed to identify, appraise, and synthesize evidence of community focused ASLNPs that promote primary health care throughout the Americas region.MethodsA systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Google Scholar, and LILACS English-language databases was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Full-text articles published since 2010 were reviewed using an inductive thematic approach stemming from the “Advancing Healthcare Transformation: a New Era for Academic Nursing Report” and the Pan American Health Organization “Strategic Directions for Nursing.”ResultsA total of 51 articles were included with the vast majority 47 (92.1 %) representing North America. Structured, established relationships between an academic nursing institution or program and one or more community serving entities resulted in high levels of effectiveness and innovation across settings. Five themes emerged: (a) sustaining educational standards and processes - improving academic outcomes (25.5 %), (b) strengthening capacity for collaborative practice and interprofessional education (13.7 %), (c) preparing nurses of the future (11.8 %), (d) enhancing community services and outcomes (21.6 %), and (e) conceptualizing or implementing innovative academic nursing partnerships (27.4 %). A synthesis of conceptual frameworks and models revealed six focus areas: communities/populations (26.2 %), nursing (26.2 %), pedagogy (19 %), targeted outreach (14.3 %), interprofessional collaboration (11.9 %), and health determinants (9.5 %). A proliferation in US articles, triggered by nursing policy publications, was confirmed.ConclusionsASLNPs serve as mechanisms for nurses and faculty to develop and lead change across a wide variety of community settings and healthcare systems, develop scholarship, as well as for students to apply the knowledge and skills learned. Given the lack of geographically broad evidence, successes and challenges across U.S. partnerships should be viewed cautiously. Nevertheless, ASLNPs can play a critical role towards meeting the goal of universal health access and coverage through partnering with the education sector. Further investigation of grey literature as well as Spanish and Portuguese language literature from Latin American and Caribbean countries is highly recommended.

Collaborative Commissioning: regional funding models to support value‐based care in New South Wales

Collaborative Commissioning: regional funding models to support value‐based care in New South Wales

Institutional mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana between 2014 and 2018.

BackgroundThe epidemiological transition, touted as occurring in Ghana, requires research that tracks the changing patterns of diseases in order to capture the trend and improve healthcare delivery. This study examines national trends in mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana between 2014 and 2018.MethodsInstitutional mortality data and cause of death from 2014–2018 were sourced from the Ghana Health Service’s District Health Information Management System. The latter collates healthcare service data routinely from government and non-governmental health institutions in Ghana yearly. The institutional mortality rate was estimated using guidelines from the Ghana Health Service. Percent change in mortality was examined for 2014 and 2018. In addition, cause of death data were available for 2017 and 2018. The World Health Organisation’s 11th International Classification for Diseases (ICD-11) was used to group the cause of death.ResultsInstitutional mortality decreased by 7% nationally over the study period. However, four out of ten regions (Greater Accra, Volta, Upper East, and Upper West) recorded increases in institutional mortality. The Upper East (17%) and Volta regions (13%) recorded the highest increase. Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were the leading cause of death in 2017 (25%) and 2018 (20%). This was followed by certain infectious and parasitic diseases (15% for both years) and respiratory infections (10% in 2017 and 13% in 2018). Among the NCDs, hypertension was the leading cause of death with 2,243 and 2,472 cases in 2017 and 2018. Other (non-ischemic) heart diseases and diabetes were the second and third leading NCDs. Septicaemia, tuberculosis and pneumonia were the predominant infectious diseases. Regional variations existed in the cause of death. NCDs showed more urban-region bias while infectious diseases presented more rural-region bias.ConclusionsThis study examined national trends in mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana. Ghana recorded a decrease in institutional mortality throughout the study. NCDs and infections were the leading causes of death, giving a double-burden of diseases. There is a need to enhance efforts towards healthcare and health promotion programmes for NCDs and infectious diseases at facility and community levels as outlined in the 2020 National Health Policy of Ghana.

The prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in the hands of fishermen working as oyster shuckers

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the hands and wrists of fishermen working as oyster shuckers, and to identify the risk factors associated with oyster shucking. A total of 590 fishery workers including those working as oyster shuckers in 2015-2017 were included in the study analysis. Hand osteoarthritis (OA), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and ulnar impaction syndrome were diagnosed using X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and physical examinations according to each diagnostic criterion. The Rapid Entire Body Assessment was used as a measurement tool for analyzing the occupation-related burden factors. The prevalence of hand OA, CTS, and ulnar impaction syndrome was higher in oyster shuckers than in aquaculture/offshore fishery workers. The prevalence of upper limb disease was higher in oyster shuckers than in other fishery workers, even in the prevalence of exposure to occupational burden factors. In oyster shuckers, the incidence of hand and wrist OA was 84%, that of CTS was 72%, and that of ulnar impaction syndrome was 41%. In addition, oyster shuckers were more likely to be exposed to occupational burden factors than were other types of fishermen. The prevalence of hand OA, CTS, and ulnar impaction syndrome was higher in oyster shuckers. Therefore, proper stretching or exercises for rest and musculoskeletal relaxation, along with health-care education and promotion, will be needed for the fishermen's repeated posture and impact work. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(5):603-15.

State-Level Sexism and Women's Health Care Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2019.

Objectives. To quantify racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between state-level sexism and barriers to health care access among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic women in the United States. Methods. We merged a multidimensional state-level sexism index compiled from administrative data with the national Consumer Survey of Health Care Access (2014-2019; n = 10 898) to test associations between exposure to state-level sexism and barriers to access, availability, and affordability of health care. Results. Greater exposure to state-level sexism was associated with more barriers to health care access among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women, but not non-Hispanic White women. Affordability barriers (cost of medical bills, health insurance, prescriptions, and tests) appeared to drive these associations. More frequent need for care exacerbated the relationship between state-level sexism and barriers to care for Hispanic women. Conclusions. The relationship between state-level sexism and women's barriers to health care access differs by race/ethnicity and frequency of needing care. Public Health Implications. State-level policies may be used strategically to promote health care equity at the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10):1796-1805. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306455).

A cross-sectional study to assess quality of life in 2-18 years children and adolescent living with beta thalassemia major registered at comprehensive thalassemia care centre attached to tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city

Background: Thalassemia is a serious inherited blood disorder. Children and adolescent living with thalassemia major require lifelong repeated blood transfusions and costly medicines for their survival. In India, β-thalassemia prevalence is 3-4%. Children are basic pillars of society although they are the most vulnerable part of society in view of nutrition, education and social life.Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study was conducted at comprehensive thalassemia care centre attached to tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city. 76 children and adolescents living with beta thalassemia major aged between 2 to 18 years registered for blood transfusion were included.Results: The mean age of the study subjects was 13.81±6.71 years, 63.2% were males. Majority of study subjects belonged to Hindu religion. 46.3% study subjects were in primary school, 84.21% parents of study subjects gave the history of non-consangious marriage. 92.1% of the study subjects’ parents and their relatives were not aware of history of thalassemia in the family. Genetic counselling was offered to 71.1%. Age of onset of disease was 0-6 months amongst 64.5% of children. 53.9% children had B positive blood group. Total health summary score, emotional health summary score, social health summary score and psychosocial health summary score was better in age group 2-4 years. School health summary score was very low in all age groups.Conclusions: To improve the quality of life of children and adolescent living with beta thalassemia and to reduce catastrophic out pocket expenditure from parents of study subjects, there is need of developing comprehensive thalassemia care center at medical colleges/district hospitals for preventive and promotive health care of children and adolescents.

Patient capability: Justice and grassroots healthcare delivery in China

The current reform of China's healthcare system focuses mainly on two dimensions: the promotion of primary healthcare and the improvement of quality of grassroots healthcare (GH). Specifically, the reforms are aimed at meeting the needs of patients in the grassroots areas (PGAs) through the provision of universal healthcare and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment (HDT). In practice, however, disparities in health outcomes between the grassroots and upper levels persist. The gaps between increased health coverage and heightened barriers to accessing quality medical care in the grassroots areas are growing ever larger. What explains this paradox is the limited capability of PGAs to transform healthcare resources into better health-seeking behaviors and health outcomes, resulting in injustice that is built into the system, which is neither ethical nor fair. Using Amartya Sen's capability approach (CA) to explore issues of justice in relation to China's GH system and its performance, we suggest that an institutional structure, one that focuses on promoting universal coverage in the grassroots areas, although necessary, is by itself insufficient in promoting justice and equality in accessing healthcare. Institutional disparities in the healthcare system and China's household registration policy, constructed according to the rural-urban divide, have also produced injustices. We argue that greater attention should be given to meeting the medical needs of PGAs and empowering them with greater choice, permitting them a higher level of freedom and agency, and thus remedying the problems that we describe. We conclude with policy recommendations aimed at improving justice within the system.

The Swedish Health Promoting Healthcare network and the built environment.

The Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) networks, founded by the World Health Organisation, support the introduction of health promotion in healthcare. This development involves the creation of a health promoting built environment. However, few studies have explored the HPH in relation to the built environments, and it is unclear how HPH-networks incorporate the built environment in their work. The study therefore examined the Swedish HPH-Network in relation to the built environment. The mixed-method study included data from (i) key online material from the Swedish network, (ii) a survey with open-ended questions of representatives of the networks’ workgroups and (iii) semi-structured interviews with the built environment workgroup. The study showed that the built environment is unevenly and incoherently incorporated in the network. Moreover, there is more attention for healing and healthy rather than health-promotive strategies, indicating a knowledge gap. Descriptions of the health promoting built environment are diverse, and address design features, design strategies or indicate places for health promotion interventions. The descriptions of the built environment are combined with various HPH goals and population groups. To utilize the built environment as a resource for HPHs, the networks should consider incorporating the built environment in documents and action plans at all organizational levels.

The National Academies Report on Sexually Transmitted Infections: Implications for Clinical Training, Licensing, and Practice Guidelines.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a sizable, longstanding, and growing challenge and a national public health priority. A recent National Academies report outlines new directions for STI prevention and control, including the adoption of a new sexual health paradigm and broader ownership and accountability for addressing sexual health and STIs among diverse clinical and nonclinical actors. These recommendations have important implications for infectious disease providers with STI and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) expertise. As part of the envisioned shift toward greater prioritization of sexual health across systems for healthcare and health promotion, STI and HIV specialty providers will need to increasingly take on responsibilities as leaders in the provision of STI-related training; provision of technical assistance; and alignment of clinical training curricula, licensing criteria, and practice guidelines for healthcare generalists.

Maltese health and social wellbeing student knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about medical cannabis

Given the recent emergence of medical cannabis legalization in Malta, the objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about medical cannabis among a sample of Maltese students. The sample comprised 327 students enrolled in the University of Malta's Faculties of Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery, and Social Wellbeing. The vast majority of respondents expressed a desire for formal education and training about medical cannabis. While 52 % of the study cohort felt prepared to answer patient or client questions about medical cannabis, 83 % reported no formal education about medical cannabis. Findings evidence the need for medical cannabis curriculum, education, training and field practice for University of Malta students who will soon be professionals promoting health care.

Exploring the human factors for mindfulness in mHealth service usage: An Elaboration Likelihood Model

MHealth service is widely accepted as a good path towards healthcare promotion. However, patients’ low-level usage restricted its effectiveness. This work draws upon the elaboration likelihood model and mindfulness theory to investigate the mindfulness mechanism in mHealth service usage, which highlights: First, both perceived information quality and mindfulness positively affect mHealth service usage. Also, perceived information quality is observed to affect the establishment of mindfulness positively. These findings stress that both perceived information quality and mindfulness are essential for mHealth service usage. Second, peer patient influence and physicians’ recommendations positively affect the establishment of mindfulness. These findings stress that human factors are essential for consumers’ establishment of mindfulness. Third, mindfulness mediates the relationship between human factors and mHealth service usage. This phenomenon indicates that when consumers adopt a mHealth service, both peer patient influence and physicians’ recommendations have a positive impact on mHealth service usage indirectly. Fourth, the effects of both peer patient influence and physicians’ recommendations on mindfulness depend on patients’ perceived eHealth literacy levels. This finding illustrates that while peer patient influence is especially crucial for improving mindfulness in a cohort with a high-level perceived eHealth literacy, physicians’ recommendations are especially crucial for improving mindfulness in a cohort with low-level perceived eHealth literacy.

Healthcare Professionals Promotion of Physical Activity with Older Adults: A Survey of Knowledge and Routine Practice.

Healthcare professionals have a key role in promoting physical activity, particularly among populations at greatest risk of poor health due to physical inactivity. This research aimed to develop our understanding of healthcare professionals knowledge, decision making and routine practice of physical activity promotion with older adults. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with practicing healthcare professionals in general practice, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nursing in Ireland and Northern Ireland. We received 347 eligible responses, with 70.3% of all respondents agreeing that discussing physical activity is their job and 30.0% agreeing that they have received suitable training to initiate conversations with patients about physical activity. Awareness of the content and objectives of national guidelines for physical activity varied considerably across the health professions surveyed. Less than a third of respondents had a clear plan on how to initiate discussions about physical activity in routine practice with older adults. Assessment of physical activity was not routine, neither was signposting to physical activity supports. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications, 81.6% of all respondents agreed that healthcare professionals can play an increased role in promoting physical activity to older adults as part of routine practice. Appropriate education, training and access to resources are essential for supporting healthcare professionals promotion of physical activity in routine practice. Effective physical activity promotion in healthcare settings has the potential for health benefits at a population level, particularly in older adult populations.

Trading Futures

In this article, we explore what happens when idea(l)s of Islamic charity (sadaqah) and social enterprise converge within a low-cost public health clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka. For both the clinic’s wealthy sponsors and the urban poor who use it, interpreting the intervention as a pious expression of care toward the poor or as a for-profit humanitarian venture meant extending different futures to the poor. The ambiguous temporalities of gifts and commodities anticipated by benefactors and beneficiaries involved in this challenges anthropological assumptions concerning the marketizing effects of neoliberal development interventions. Our ethnography revealed a hesitancy among the clinic’s sponsors, managers, and users to endow the intervention with a final interpretation, undermining its stated goal of promoting health care privatization and “responsibilization” of the poor.

P629 Rural-urban inequities in Inflammatory Bowel Disease health care access: a population-based retrospective cohort study from a Western Canadian Province

Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic digestive condition with significant complications if left untreated. Rural dwellers face barriers to access specialised health care, which is located in larger urban centres. We aimed to contrast health care utilization (outpatient gastroenterology visits, colonoscopies, claims for IBD medications, IBD-specific and IBD-related hospitalizations, and surgeries for IBD) between rural and urban residents diagnosed with IBD in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan (SK). Methods We completed a population-based retrospective study using SK administrative health databases (hospital discharge abstracts, medication claims, and physician billings) between the 1999 to 2016 fiscal years. A validated IBD algorithm requiring multiple health care contacts was used for case ascertainment. IBD incidence cases were identified by requiring eight years of continuous health care coverage without IBD health care contacts before the date of diagnosis. Cases were assigned to a rural or urban location based on their residential postal codes at the date of IBD diagnosis. Study outcomes were measured from IBD diagnosis to the end of the study period or end of health care coverage. Cox proportional regression models were used to evaluate the associations between rural-urban residence and each study outcome. Models were adjusted by sex, age, neighbourhood income quintile at IBD diagnosis, and disease type (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis). Adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were reported. Results We identified 5,173 IBD incident cases in SK between 1999 and 2016; 1,544 (29.8%) individuals were living in rural locations at the date of diagnosis. Compared to urban dwellers, rural residents had lower gastroenterology visits (HR=0.82, 95%CI 0.77–0.88) and higher 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) claims (HR=1.10, 95%CI 1.02–1.18). Furthermore, rural residents had a higher risk of IBD-specific (HR=1.23, 95%CI 1.13–1.34) and IBD-related (HR=1.20, 95%CI 1.11–1.31) hospitalizations than their urban counterparts. We did not observe significant rural-urban differences in the access to colonoscopies, biologic and immune modulator therapies, and surgeries for IBD. Conclusion We identified rural-urban disparities in IBD health care access, specifically, lower outpatient gastroenterology visits, higher 5-ASA claims, and a higher risk of hospitalizations for individuals living in rural locations at IBD diagnosis. Our findings reflect rural-urban inequities in the access to IBD care that require the attention of health care providers and decision-makers to promote health care innovation and equitable management of patients with IBD living in rural areas.

A Pilot Project: Improving the Transition Care Process for Neurosurgical Adolescent Patients with Indwelling Shunts to Adult Care

BackgroundA formal transition program has not been described for neurosurgical adolescent patients with an indwelling shunt device. Transitioning from pediatric neurosurgical care to adult care without transition guidance has caused abrupt transfer of care at this institution. The goal of this pilot transition program was to help patients and caregivers feel informed and prepared for transition. MethodsThe Got Transition®, Six Core Elements of Transition, were used to create this program. Both a policy and a registry to track and monitor patients were created. A validated questionnaire for transition readiness was measured. Education was provided based on the results of the questionnaire to prepare the adolescent for transfer of care. A smartphone application was used to promote health care independence. Transfer to adult neurosurgical care included hand-off between the pediatric and adult teams, child life and social work involvement, and scheduled follow up with an adult neurosurgical provider. FindingsAll patients 14 to 18 years with indwelling shunts were enrolled in the pilot program. Eight patients completed a baseline transition readiness assessment, received education and anticipatory guidance, and downloaded the smartphone application. At the end of the six month pilot, three patients were successfully transferred to adult care. DiscussionThe integration of a transition readiness questionnaire and smart phone application during this pilot program was feasible and continues to be used at this institution. Adolescent patients with shunts require gradual and carefully planned transition services.

Identifying Opportunities for Workflow Automation in Health Care: Lessons Learned from Other Industries.

Background Workflow automation, which involves identifying sequences of tasks that can be streamlined by using technology and modern computing, offers opportunities to address the United States health care system's challenges with quality, safety, and efficiency. Other industries have successfully implemented workflow automation to address these concerns, and lessons learned from those experiences may inform its application in health care. Objective Our aim was to identify and synthesize (1) current approaches in workflow automation across industries, (2) opportunities for applying workflow automation in health care, and (3) considerations for designing and implementing workflow automation that may be relevant to health care. Methods We conducted a targeted review of peer-reviewed and gray literature on automation approaches. We identified relevant databases and terms to conduct the searches across sources and reviewed abstracts to identify 123 relevant articles across 11 disciplines. Results Workflow automation is used across industries such as finance, manufacturing, and travel to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality. We found automation ranged from low to full automation, and this variation was associated with task and technology characteristics. The level of automation is linked to how well a task is defined, whether a task is repetitive, the degree of human intervention and decision-making required, and the sophistication of available technology. We found that identifying automation goals and assessing whether those goals were reached was critical, and ongoing monitoring and improvement would help to ensure successful automation. Conclusion Use of workflow automation in other industries can inform automating health care workflows by considering the critical role of people, process, and technology in design, testing, implementation, use, and ongoing monitoring of automated workflows. Insights gained from other industries will inform an interdisciplinary effort by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to outline priorities for advancing health care workflow automation.

An integrative review of waiting time, queuing, and design as contributory factors to emergency department violence.

Reports of violence in health care are continuously increasing. Globally there are attempts to manage this phenomenon. However, while risk factors have been identified, there is a tendency to over accentuate the extent of their contribution. Alcohol and drug misuse, for example, are frequently reported, with limited consideration of the ED environment. By far the biggest cause of violence appears to be the presentation of conditions related to or accompanied by mental illness and the impact of queuing and crowded departments on patients and their families. This study aims to examine the extent to which ED waiting times, design and queuing are linked to ED violence. An integrative literature review was performed using CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE databases. 110 papers were initially selected, and the final analysis included 25 papers. The literature revealed three emerging themes: the nature of emergency department violence, environmental contributory factors and its management and control. The findings of this review reveal several causes of violence. Surprisingly most approaches take a victim blaming approach aimed at identifying potential perpetrators rather than taking a holistic approach to prevention that would also address environmental and societal issues. More is needed in terms of implementation of more far-reaching, practical, and effective management solutions to promote health care workers' safety and adequately support vulnerable patients.

Relationship between Degree of Exercise Participation and Active Aging among Older Adults

Government departments and scholars have focused on promoting health care for older adults in response to population aging and the annual increase in the number of older adults. Old age does not necessarily involve rapid health decline, fragility, or senility. Therefore, active aging among older adults has become a major consideration worldwide. The effect of exercise participation and social support on active aging warrants investigation. This study proposes a conceptual model for understanding the effects of exercise participation and social support on active aging among older adults. Exercise participation, social support, and health literacy were integrated to hypothesize a theoretical model of active aging among older adults. Furthermore, the moderating role of health literacy in the relationship between exercise participation, social support, and active aging was analyzed. Questionnaires were administered to respondents from Northern Taiwan during face-to-face interviews. Of the 1,800 distributed questionnaires, 1,586 completed questionnaires were received (response rate = 88.1%). The data collected were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that exercise participation (β = 0.163, p = 0.000 ), social support (β = 0.384, p = 0.000 ), and health literacy (β = 0.360, p = 0.000 ) had significant positive effects on active aging. Health literacy did not moderate the effects of exercise participation and social support on active aging among older adults (β = −0.054, p = 0.197 and 0.061, p = 0.066 ). The current results confirm that social support has a considerable effect on active aging, which could be used as a reference for future proposals targeted at relevant institutions and older adults.

Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors Among Health Care Professionals Working in Public Health Facilities in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review.

BackgroundJob satisfaction is a feeling that measure cognitive and behavioral aspects of workers’ towards their job. According to the World Health Organization report, it predicts that 40% of health care professionals’ (nurses, midwives, and doctors) will leave their job as a result of job dissatisfaction.MethodsStudies were searched systematically using International databases from PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL. The quality of searched articles assessed using the New Castle Ottawa scale for a cross-sectional study design. Statistical analysis was performed by using STATA version 14 software for window and systemic review carried out using a random effect method. The Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was followed for reporting results.ResultsFrom the total 1120 records screened, 8 studies with 4092 participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in this systematic review. The estimated pooled prevalence of job satisfaction of health care professionals in Ethiopia was 41.17%.ConclusionAbout one in three health care professionals were satisfied. Therefore, the government and health institution should focus on strategies to promote health care professionals’ of job satisfaction.