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The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Leadership is the basis of professional and organizational commitment, teamwork and success. Midwives leaders’ leadership skills and capabilities have long been recognized as essential contributors to health services and outcomes. However, there are insufficient reports on the effect of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10010972/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36925723 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S397907 |
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author | Fenta Kebede, Belete Aboye, Tsigereda Dagnaw Genie, Yalemtsehay Tesfa, Tsegaw Biyazin Yetwale Hiwot, Aynalem |
author_facet | Fenta Kebede, Belete Aboye, Tsigereda Dagnaw Genie, Yalemtsehay Tesfa, Tsegaw Biyazin Yetwale Hiwot, Aynalem |
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description | BACKGROUND: Leadership is the basis of professional and organizational commitment, teamwork and success. Midwives leaders’ leadership skills and capabilities have long been recognized as essential contributors to health services and outcomes. However, there are insufficient reports on the effect of leadership styles on midwives’ performance in African countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of leadership style on midwives’ performance in public health Institutions, southwest Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the effect of leadership style on midwives’ performance, Southwest Ethiopia/2022. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 121 midwives using a random sampling technique and a pre-tested questionnaire from May 19/2022-June to 6/2022. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.4.2.1, edited, coded, categorized and cleaned before analysis. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 24; and the results are presented in tables, and statements. Correlations and linear regressions were conducted to identify the relationship between leadership style and midwives’ performance. RESULTS: In this study, the autocratic leadership style was predominantly practiced by midwifery leaders with a mean score of 2.996 followed by democratic (Mean=2.632) and laissez-faire (Mean=2.49) leadership styles. Inferential statistics (Correlation) analysis revealed a positive relationship between democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles and a negative relationship between autocratic styles and midwives’ performance. Multiple linear regressions showed that both democratic (P=0.02) and laissez-faire leadership styles (P=0.00) had a positive effect where as autocratic leadership style (P=0.60) had a negative effect on midwives’ performance. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: Autocratic Leadership is the most practiced leadership style in the study area. An autocratic leadership style was negatively related to midwives’ performance, while democratic and laissez faire styles were positively related. Therefore, health care leaders, administrators, supervisors and department heads should implement democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles to enhance midwives’ performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-100109722023-03-15 The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia Fenta Kebede, Belete Aboye, Tsigereda Dagnaw Genie, Yalemtsehay Tesfa, Tsegaw Biyazin Yetwale Hiwot, Aynalem J Healthc Leadersh Original Research BACKGROUND: Leadership is the basis of professional and organizational commitment, teamwork and success. Midwives leaders’ leadership skills and capabilities have long been recognized as essential contributors to health services and outcomes. However, there are insufficient reports on the effect of leadership styles on midwives’ performance in African countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of leadership style on midwives’ performance in public health Institutions, southwest Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the effect of leadership style on midwives’ performance, Southwest Ethiopia/2022. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 121 midwives using a random sampling technique and a pre-tested questionnaire from May 19/2022-June to 6/2022. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.4.2.1, edited, coded, categorized and cleaned before analysis. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 24; and the results are presented in tables, and statements. Correlations and linear regressions were conducted to identify the relationship between leadership style and midwives’ performance. RESULTS: In this study, the autocratic leadership style was predominantly practiced by midwifery leaders with a mean score of 2.996 followed by democratic (Mean=2.632) and laissez-faire (Mean=2.49) leadership styles. Inferential statistics (Correlation) analysis revealed a positive relationship between democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles and a negative relationship between autocratic styles and midwives’ performance. Multiple linear regressions showed that both democratic (P=0.02) and laissez-faire leadership styles (P=0.00) had a positive effect where as autocratic leadership style (P=0.60) had a negative effect on midwives’ performance. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: Autocratic Leadership is the most practiced leadership style in the study area. An autocratic leadership style was negatively related to midwives’ performance, while democratic and laissez faire styles were positively related. Therefore, health care leaders, administrators, supervisors and department heads should implement democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles to enhance midwives’ performance. Dove 2023-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10010972/ /pubmed/36925723 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S397907 Text en © 2023 Fenta Kebede et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Fenta Kebede, Belete Aboye, Tsigereda Dagnaw Genie, Yalemtsehay Tesfa, Tsegaw Biyazin Yetwale Hiwot, Aynalem The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia |
title | The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia |
title_full | The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia |
title_fullStr | The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia |
title_short | The Effect of Leadership Style on Midwives’ Performance, Southwest, Ethiopia |
title_sort | effect of leadership style on midwives’ performance, southwest, ethiopia |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10010972/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36925723 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S397907 |
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