Job preferences among clinical officers in public sector facilities in rural Kenya: a discrete choice experiment

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and health access in the nine districts

District	Major ethnic group	Rural/urban proportion ratio^a	No of deployed COs^b	No of district hospitals^c	No of sub-district hospitals^c	No of health centres^c
Rachuonyo South	Luo	1.9	13	1	1	2
Gucha	Kisii	16.3	9	1	0	0
Kenyenya	Kisii	16.3	5	1	0	0
Nyamache	Kisii	16.3	5	0	2	1
Nyamira	Kisii	3.3	16	1	0	14
Nyamira North	Kisii	3.3	5	0	2	8
North Masaba	Kisii	1.9	13	1	1	2
Kuria West	Kuria	7.5	12	1	1	7
Kuria East	Kuria	7.5	7	1	1	1

Source: [22, 45]
^aAs of 2009, demographic data of some districts was not segregated
^bThis information was provided directly by district officials
^cFacilities owned by Ministry of Health are represented. Sub-district hospital is a general health facility, staffed by clinical officers and a few health practitioners [4]

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