(Academic Journal of Health Systems and Reform (AJHSR), 2021-08) Hassan, Salah Dagane; Njoroge, Kezia; Kimemia, Fredrick
This study sought to investigate the influence of regular promotion on health care workers
retention in public health facilities in Garissa County, Kenya. The study was anchored on two
theories namely: Maslow's Needs Hierarchy Theory and Herzberg’s two-factor theory. The study
employed a descriptive research design and Self-Administered Questionnaire to collect data from
134 healthcare workers. Stratified sampling and Simple random sampling techniques were used to
sample the Sub-Counties, Primary healthcare facilities, and respondents respectively. Data were
analyzed using SPSS version 26 and the relationships between the variables were determined using
correlation and multiple regression analysis. The correlation results showed that regular promotion
was positively correlated to retention of healthcare workers in primary healthcare facilities in
Garissa County. Regression analysis also showed that regular promotion influenced retention of
health care workers in the County (ß = 0.239, p = .000
