Variables at the Community Health Center Have the Ecological Effect on the Performance of Health Workers: A Multilevel Evidence from Klaten, Central Java

Nia Handayani (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Didik Gunawan Tamtomo (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Bhisma Murti (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)

Journal of Health Policy and Management
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

Background:Performance is a work achieve­ment that can be achieved from a job. Em­ployee performance in an organization leads to the ability of employees to complete all tasks that have become their responsibility. Various pro­blems in the workplace can often cause work stress, if it lasts long can cause various disturb­ances. Success in achieving goals is supported by the role of a leader with the lead­ership style used. This study aimed to examine the effects of work stress and leadership style on the performance of public health workers.Subjects and Method:This was a cross sec­tional study conducted at the Klaten District Health Center, Central Java, from November to December, 2019. A sample of 200 health work­ers was selected by stratified random sampling. The dependent variable was work performance. The independent variables were work stress, leader­ship style, education, tenure, and type of work. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by a multilevel logistic regression run on Stata 13.Results: Performance of health workers decre­ased with heavy work stress (b= -1.65; 95% CI= -2.58 to -0.72; p= 0.001). Perform­ance of health workers increased with demo­cratic leadership style (b= 1.40; 95% CI= 0.44 to 2.36; p = 0.004), high education level (b= 1.58; 95% CI= 0.65 to 2.52; p= 0.001), tenure ≥6 years (b= 1.72; 95% CI= 0.73 to 2.70; p= 0.001), and type of work without any additions (b= 2.05; 95% CI= 1.07 to 3.03; p<0.001). Community health center had ecological effect on performance of health workers with ICC= 12.74%.Conclusion: Performance of health workers decreases with heavy work stress. Performance of health workers increases with democratic leader­ship style, high education level, tenure ≥6 years, and type of work without any addi­tions. Commu­nity health center has ecological effect on per­formance of health workers.Keywords:work performance, work stress, leadership style, community health centerCorrespondence: Nia Handayani. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Suta­mi 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: nia­handayani19­@gmail.­com. Mobile: +628213­3055176.Journal of Health Policy and Management (2020), 5(2): 152-161https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpm.2020.05.02.08