Intent to migrate among nursing students in Uganda: Measures of the brain drain in the next generation of health professionals

Table 4 Frequency/means summary table of future plans

	N	Mean	% likely*
Where would you like to work after you complete all of your training?
Urban	121	4.21	80.2
Rural	114	2.54	28.9
Private	110	3.37	58.2
Public	115	3.72	83.5
In Uganda	121	3.82	63.6
In another country	126	3.94	69.8
What are the chances you will leave Uganda to work as a nurse within five years of completing your training?
In the U.K.?	138	3.26	49.3
In another African country?	119	2.54	26.9
In the U.S.?	131	3.53	58.8
Somewhere else?	121	2.69	34.7
Do you plan to seek post-graduate training?
Yes	138	N/A	N/A
No	8	N/A	N/A
If given the opportunity to go abroad for further training, would you go?	156	4.74	91.7
If you were to work abroad, how likely would you return back to Uganda?	120	4.16	76.1

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