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Table 7 Profile comparison of nursing students wanting to emigrate to the U.K., U.S., or another African country within five years of graduation.

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

U.K.-bound characteristics

U.S.-bound characteristics

49.3% responded "highly likely" to emigrate to U.K.

• Believes it is unsafe to work in rural Uganda

• Would emigrate to a more stable country

• Believes pay in Europe brings high satisfaction

• Has desired to move abroad since childhood

• Would not want to work in a rural area

• Expects control over practice, having family/social

support, providing for family if working abroad

• Is not from the central (urban) region of Uganda

Did not live in a rural area prior to age 17

48.8% responded "highly likely" to emigrate to U.S.

• Would emigrate to a more stable country even if financial offer is

Overlapping characteristics between U.S.- & U.K.-bound

African country-bound characteristics

• Would emigrate for financial reasons

• Expects job matched to skill, able to increase

in rank, & job satisfaction if working abroad

• Expects occupational risk if working abroad

• Had mother who completed tertiary education

26.9% responded "highly likely" to emigrate to another African country

• Believes pay in other African countries brings high satisfaction

• Believes he/she is a role model for other people

• Expects not to have control over practice of working abroad

• Male gender