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• TITLE: Staff Absenteeism in Public Health Facilities of Uganda: A Study in Bushenyi District on Contributing Factors

  AUTHORS: Nancy Nyasuguta Nyamweya, Peter Yekka, Ronny Drasi Mubutu, Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Jane Muhindo

  KEYWORDS: Staff absenteeism in Uganda, Uganda Health Care, Nurses in Africa

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.7 No.10, October 17, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Background: Staff absenteeism is a global challenge in health care service delivery that has not spared any country. Aim: This was to assess the factors contributing to staff absenteeism in public health facilities in Bushenyi District of Uganda. Method: This was a cross sectional study conducted for a period of 3 months in which data were collected using a questionnaire and interviews. Results: Majority of participants were females (66.4%) which 50% in the age of 31 - 45 years. The study showed that residing outside the health facility (42.1%) i.e. walking distances over 10 km to get to work was a challenge. Family conflicts, overstay in one workstation without rotations to other major health facilities and drug abuse as well as inadequate supervision were major contributing factors to absenteeism (P Conclusion: Staff absenteeism in rural communities is a major challenge that needs a multi-sectorial approach for its effective management, thus showing a need to revise policy in the health sector.