INFLUENCE OF REGULAR PROMOTION ON HEALTH CARE WORKERS RETENTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract

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 <p = 0.05). The study concluded that regular promotion, influenced retention of healthcare workers in primary healthcare facilities in Garissa County. It was recommended that the county government management should ensure that every health care worker receives their salary on time all time.