The Interplay between income, educational level, and governmental female nurses’ job satisfaction in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt”

Q2 Nursing

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-27 DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2026.101078

Maria E. Mikhail , Adam E. Block , Huda A. Elofey , Nashwa G. Ammar

{"title":"The Interplay between income, educational level, and governmental female nurses’ job satisfaction in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt”","authors":"Maria E. Mikhail , Adam E. Block , Huda A. Elofey , Nashwa G. Ammar","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2026.101078","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Egyptian female nurses are currently experiencing a high level of job dissatisfaction and burnout, mainly due to low income. In addition, most nurses report a modest increase in income after attaining higher educational degrees, leaving their families’ living expenses unmet.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to investigate the relationships among the income of the Egyptian governmental female nurses, their level of education, and job satisfaction and empowerment.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An observational cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire administered to 355 nurses working in the 10 governmental hospitals of Fayoum Governorate, Egypt. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to examine research relationships, and Stata versions 18 and 19 were used for data analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The majority of study participants, 295 nurses (83.1%), reported that their nursing salaries do not cover their general living expenses. In addition, only 35 (15.8%) and 6 participants (20%) in the bachelor’s nursing degree category and in nursing diploma, master’s, or doctoral degree category felt an obvious improvement in their salary after attaining their nursing degrees. Factors such as age, residency, and hospital type (Fayoum Health Insurance Hospital) were positively associated with nursing income in the regression model.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Nursing income model reforms have been initiated in recent years in Egypt. However, a more consolidated model should be adopted to improve nursing satisfaction and empowerment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139126001058","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/4/27 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Background

Egyptian female nurses are currently experiencing a high level of job dissatisfaction and burnout, mainly due to low income. In addition, most nurses report a modest increase in income after attaining higher educational degrees, leaving their families’ living expenses unmet.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the relationships among the income of the Egyptian governmental female nurses, their level of education, and job satisfaction and empowerment.

Methods

An observational cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire administered to 355 nurses working in the 10 governmental hospitals of Fayoum Governorate, Egypt. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to examine research relationships, and Stata versions 18 and 19 were used for data analysis.

Results

The majority of study participants, 295 nurses (83.1%), reported that their nursing salaries do not cover their general living expenses. In addition, only 35 (15.8%) and 6 participants (20%) in the bachelor’s nursing degree category and in nursing diploma, master’s, or doctoral degree category felt an obvious improvement in their salary after attaining their nursing degrees. Factors such as age, residency, and hospital type (Fayoum Health Insurance Hospital) were positively associated with nursing income in the regression model.

Conclusion

Nursing income model reforms have been initiated in recent years in Egypt. However, a more consolidated model should be adopted to improve nursing satisfaction and empowerment.

查看原文本刊更多论文

收入、教育水平与埃及法尤姆省政府女护士工作满意度的相互作用

埃及女护士目前正经历着高度的工作不满和倦怠，主要是由于收入低。此外，大多数护士报告说，在获得更高的教育学位后，收入略有增加，但却无法满足家庭的生活费用。目的探讨埃及政府女护士收入、受教育程度与工作满意度和赋权的关系。方法采用结构化问卷对埃及法尤姆省10所政府医院的355名护士进行观察性横断面研究。使用卡方检验和逻辑回归检验研究关系，使用Stata版本18和19进行数据分析。结果295名护士（83.1%）表示，他们的护理工资不足以支付一般生活费用。此外，只有35人（15.8%）和6人（20%）在护理学士学位类别和护理文凭、硕士、博士学位类别中认为获得护理学位后工资有明显提高。在回归模型中，年龄、居住地、医院类型（法尤姆健康保险医院）与护理收入呈正相关。结论近年来埃及开展了护理收入模式改革。然而，应该采用更统一的模式来提高护理满意度和赋权。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Nursing-Nursing (all)

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

0.00%

发文量

114

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.