Background. A high quality of work life (QWL) is a crucial issue for health care facilities to have qualified, dedicated, and inspired\nemployees. Among different specialties in health care settings, nurses have a major share among other health care providers. So,\nthey should experience a better QWL to deliver high-quality holistic care to those who need help. Objective. To assess the level of\nquality of work life and its predictors among nurses working in Hawassa town public health facilities, South Ethiopia. Methods.\nA facility based cross-sectional study was conducted on 253 nurses of two hospitals and nine health centers.The total sample size\nwas allocated to each facility based on the number of nurses in each facility. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire.\nThe interitem consistency of the scale used to measure QWL had Cronbach�s alpha value of 0.86. A multinomial logistic regression\nmodel was fitted to identify significant predictors of quality of work life using SPSS version 20. Results.The study showed that 67.2%\nof the nurses were dissatisfied with the quality of their work life.We found that educational status, monthly income, working unit,\nand work environment were strong predictors of quality of work life among nurses (
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