Table 4 Association of educational characteristics with location choice (n = 260)
Educational characteristics | Urban locationn(%) | Rural locationn(%) | Pvalue | Odds ratio | CI (95%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
School for secondary education | |||||
 Private school | 97 (63.4) | 56 (36.6) | - | - | - |
 Public school | 31 (29) | 76 (71) | <0.001 | 4.247 | 2.495–7.227 |
Location of secondary school | |||||
 Urban | 103 (67.8) | 49 (32.2) | - | - | - |
 Rural | 25 (23.1) | 83 (76.9) | <0.001 | 6.979 | 3.979–12.24 |
Performance in secondary level | |||||
 Distinction | 39 (58.2) | 28 (41.8) | - | - | - |
 Non-distinction | 89 (46.1) | 104 (53.9) | 0.088 | 1.628 | 0.928–2.855 |
Higher secondary education | |||||
 10 + 2 | 87 (60) | 58 (40) | - | - | - |
 I. Sc. | 41 (35.7) | 74 (64.3) | <0.001 | 2.707 | 1.632–4.490 |
Type of higher secondary college | |||||
 Private college | 100 (58.5) | 71 (41.5) | - | - | - |
 Public college | 28 (31.5) | 61 (68.5) | <0.001 | 3.068 | 1.786–5.271 |
Location of high. sec. college | |||||
 Urban | 104 (59.1) | 72 (40.9) | - | - | - |
 Rural | 24 (28.6) | 60 (71.4) | <0.001 | 3.611 | 2.061–6.326 |
Performance at higher sec. education | |||||
 Distinction | 30 (60) | 20 (40) | - | - | - |
 Non-distinction | 98 (46.7) | 112 (53.3) | 0.090 | 1.714 | 0.915–3.210 |