Influence Of Marital Status And Gender On Workers Effectiveness Among Hospital Personnel In Federal Teaching Hospitals
Keywords:
Marital Status, Gender, Workers Effectiveness, Hospital PersonnelAbstract
This study investigated the influence of marital status and gender on workers’ effectiveness among Hospital Personnel in Federal Teaching Hospitals. Two hypotheses were postulated and tested from data received from 302 participants who were selected through convenience sampling techniques. Participants comprised 96 Medical Doctors, 114 Nurses and 92 Medical Laboratory Scientist (147 males, 155 females, 157 single, 145 married) with ages ranging from 22 to 49 years (M = 35.41, SD = 9.33). Data was collected using a reliable and validated scale; Workers Effectiveness Scale (WES) developed by Onwuamaegbu Promise (2015). Cross Sectional Survey design was adopted while 2-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analysis data collected. The study's finding indicated that marital status and gender independently had no significant influence on effectiveness of hospital Personnel (P>.05). A critical recommendation based on this result is that, owners of Organization and Human Resource Managers should not use marital status and gender factors as yardsticks for recruitment since it would not influence or determine how effective a worker could be.
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