title: Factors that influence the turnover intention of Chinese village doctors based on the investigation results of Xiangyang City in Hubei Province.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study analyzes the factors that influence the turnover intention of village doctors by investigating village clinic workers in rural areas, particularly in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1184 village clinics were sampled randomly in Xiangyang City. The research assistants distributed 1930 questionnaires to village doctors. This study had a response rate of 97.88%. A total of 1889 village doctors completed the questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the investigation conducted in Xiangyang City indicated that 63.2% of the village doctors did not plan to leave the organization where they were currently employed. However, more than one-third (36.8%) of the village doctors considered leaving their posts voluntarily. Some job satisfaction indexes affect their intention to resign. The results showed that income satisfaction and the way organization policies are put into practice, in addition, my pay and the amount of work I do, the chances for advancement on this job and the work conditions are significant factors that contribute to the turnover intention of village doctors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study may interest heath care management administrator and highlight the influence of job satisfaction on turnover intention of village doctors. Our findings outline some issues that contribute to these problems and suggest an approach for health care policy maker to implement a broader national process and organizational strategies to improve the job satisfaction and stability of the village doctors.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medicine Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430030, China. pfang@mails.tjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Pengqian
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medicine Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430030, China. liuxiangli111@163.com.|Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing, China. liuxiangli111@163.com.
authors.forename: Xiangli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medicine Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430030, China. 529330236@qq.com.
authors.forename: Lingxiao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medicine Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430030, China. 24420054@qq.com.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The London School of Economics and Political Science, PO Box13420, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. zi.fang.zoey@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires