Correlation between workplace stressogenic factors and sociodemographic characteristics of employees in primary and secondary health care in Doboj region

Introduction. This paper is concerned with a comparative analysis of sociodemographic characteristics of the employees and workplace stressogenic factors in both primary and secondary health care. The assessment of the connection of stress factors, as well as subjective feelings of health workers, to their workplace was carried out. Methods. The study included 300 respondents, out of which 42.33% worked in primary and 57.67% in secondary health care. The data were collected from May to June 2016 by means of the survey conducted in the health care institutions in Doboj region. Results. The comparison of employees in primary and secundary health care, respectively, showed that there was no statistically significant difference in gender, age and total work experience in the health care institutions, while the differences in levels of education (p=0.044); the sector in which the working status is based (p