Agreement with reasons | ||||||||||||
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Covariate | Grow my practice | Maintain personal connection to region | Complex healthcare in challenging situations | Provide healthcare for disadvantaged people | Provide support rural staff | |||||||
n (%) | P | n (%) | P | n (%) | P | n | P | n (%) | P | |||
n | 304 (54) | 145 (26) | 104 (18) | 70 (12) | 35 (6) | |||||||
Location | Metropolitan | 385 | 206 (55) | 112 (30) | 68 (18) | 50 (13) | 27 (7) | |||||
Rural | 180 | 97 (54) | .87 | 32 (18) | .003 | 35 (20) | .65 | 19 (11) | .39 | 8 (4) | .22 | |
Main practice | Salaried only | 196 | 127 (68) | 56 (29) | 27 (14) | 28 (14) | 7 (4) | |||||
Fee-for-service | 332 | 158 (48) | <.0001 | 80 (24) | .22 | 72 (22) | .027 | 35 (11) | .20 | 25 (8) | .07 | |
Outreach location | Inner regional | 340 | 163 (49) | 96 (29) | 73 (22) | 53 (16) | 27 (8) | |||||
Outer regional/remote | 227 | 141 (64) | .001 | 49 (22) | .079 | 31 (14) | .017 | 17 (8) | .004 | 8 (4) | .031 | |
Time travelled | <1 h | 86 | 39 (47) | 18 (21) | 24 (29) | 14 (16) | 9 (10) | |||||
From 1–3 h | 342 | 178 (53) | 92 (27) | 60 (18) | 41 (12) | 17 (5) | ||||||
4+ h | 137 | 86 (66) | .009 | 34 (26) | .56 | 19 (14) | .022 | 14 (10) | .41 | 9 (7) | .17 | |
Missing | 14 (3) | 11 (2) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 5 (1) |