Employee Commitment and Culture Organization on Employee Performance

This study aims to analyze and examine the influence of employee commitment and cultural organizational factors towards employees of the Job Performance, Regional Secretariat (SetDa) Riau Province both simultaneously (overall test) and partial (individual test). The research method used is verification, while the population in this study is the Regional Secretariat (SetDa) Riau Province based on increasing totaling 402 people. By using the method of proportional stratified random sampling in the sample amount to obtain 40 respondents. While data collection technology is used by the field study and library that includes observation, interviews and question-naires, and to determine the relationship and the influence of an independent variable to the model variables to use Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results showed that the calculated results obtained statistically Multiple Correlation Coefficient (R) was 0.8950 with p <0.05 and the coefficient value of Determination (R2) 80.11%. This means that approximately 80.11% of employee commitment and organizational culture factors have a significant influence on employee job performance. Partial test showed that the partial coefficient of determination values contained in the organizational culture variables for (r2) = 54.58% with p = 0.00000 and tresult = 7.515> ttable = 1.678 and ttable variables for employee commitment (r2) = 78, 74% with p = 0.00000 and tresult = 13.196> ttable = 1.678. These results indicate that organizational cultural factors and employee commitment have a significant relationship influence on employee job performance of the Riau Province Regional Secretariat (SetDa).

Prevalence of Postpartum Depression Using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Background: Postpartum depression is an illness that affects 10-20% of mothers following delivery; the impact it has on the family, partner and the new born baby is significant. There are insufficient data in Kenya as its rate and severity hence the impact is unknown. Screening could allow earlier treatment of these mothers and prevent the long term effects on the family. Objectives: The primary objective was to identify the prevalence of postpartum depression at the Aga Khan University Hospital and to identify associations between participant’s socio demographics and depression. Methods: Cross sectional study to screen postpartum women six weeks after delivery using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). Participants were recruited using consecutive sampling from the postpartum clinics, six weeks after delivery at the Aga Khan University Hospital from October 2010 to May 2011. Analysis: Point estimate of the disorder using results from the screening tool and the identification of patient characteristics potentially associated with the disorder. Results: 195 participants were recruited, 181 were eligible for analysis in whom a prevalence of 13.8% (95% CI: 8.8 to 18.8) was estimated. Among the patient characteristics assessed for potential associations; the neonatal sex reached statistical significance with a P value of 0.014. Conclusion & recommendations: The prevalence of postpartum depression is 13.8% among women at the Aga Khan university Hospital postpartum clinic. We therefore recommend the introduction of regular screening to identify affected mothers to avert the adverse effects that may be associated with the condition.