Citation:

Lyimo, L, J. Zhang, X., Bwabo, M, H. "Investigating Attraction Status and Development Countermeasures of Public Health Professionals in Rural and Peri-Urban: A Parallel Mediation Effects" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 253-262, 2024.

Abstract:

Public health professionals in developing countries face a myriad of challenges that impede their ability to effectively address health issues and promote well-being. These challenges stem from limited resources, including financial constraints, insufficient healthcare infrastructure, and shortages of trained personnel. Following backdrops, this study aims to explore the role of current work environment status on public health professionals’ attractions and retention in Tanzanian urban and peri urban, to investigate the influence of local environment status on public health professionals’ attractions status and development countermeasures in Tanzanian urban and peri urban. Using a multivariate analysis, PLS-SEM, the study implemented this method to answer the research aims. The findings revealed that the local environment is directly associated with the worker’s retention of the public health professionals in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. At the same time, individual factors fully mediate the relationship between the local environment and working environment on worker retention along the urban and preurban. Interestingly, the regulatory framework partially mediates the local and working environment of worker retention in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This study has both theoretical and practical implications. The study underscores the importance of environmental factors, including both the local environment and the working environment, in shaping worker retention. It emphasizes the role of contextual factors beyond individual characteristics and organizational factors in influencing retention outcomes.

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Keywords:

Local Environment, Working Environment, Regulatory Framework, Individual Factors, Workers Retention, Tanzania.