DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i07.015

Pages: 1133-1138

The main purpose of this study was to examine the enormous role of motivation on the performance of health workers using the case of Karu general hospital, Nigeria. Our sample size for this study was fifty employees from this organization. Simple random sampling techniques were used to select the respondents to the questionnaires. Well-structured self-administered questionnaires were used as the main tool for data collection and were administered to fifty respondents out of which forty seven were retrieved and appropriately filled. Findings from the study revealed that job satisfaction, logistic provision, and an enabling work environment were intrinsic motivating factors that affected work performance of the health workers in this study: while extrinsic factors such as financial reward, accommodation, and transportation also impacted work performance. Furthermore, motivation was key to the work performance of nurses. In conclusion we recommended that staff development and training scheme should be given more emphasis by management to further achieve higher output from its employees.