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

Handayani, Nia
Tamtomo, Didik Gunawan
Murti, Bhisma

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