Table 5 Association of socio-demographic and economic factors with rejection of offer of appointment as public hospital pharmacist
Variable | Ever rejected job offer | Never rejected job offer | χ 2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Socio-demographic factors | ||||
Age | ||||
≤35 years | 9 | 20 | 0.01 | 0.91 |
>35 years | 5 | 12 | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 12 | 22 | 1.45 | 0.23 |
Female | 2 | 10 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 5 | 7 | 1.16 | 0.28 |
Married | 8 | 24 | ||
Geo-economic location of family | ||||
Urban | 12 | 26 | 0.02 | 0.87 |
Rural | 2 | 5 | ||
Geo-economic location of pharmacist’s childhood | ||||
Urban | 8 | 18 | 0.03 | 0.86 |
Rural | 6 | 12 | ||
B. Economic factors | ||||
Socio-economic status of family during A’Level education | ||||
Low | 10 | 15 | 3.04 | 0.08 |
Middle or high | 3 | 16 | ||
Wages are important in choice between public and private sector careers | ||||
Yes | 11 | 28 | 0.60 | 0.44 |
No | 3 | 4 | ||
A minimum salary of UGX 2,000,000 is needed to accept full time pharmacist job | ||||
Yes | 8 | 15 | 0.09 | 0.76 |
No | 2 | 5 | ||
Rejected a public hospital pharmacist job offer due to low pay | ||||
Yes | 1 | 0 | 1.94 | 0.16 |
No | 4 | 9 | ||
Pharmacist has additional economic activities besides employment | ||||
Yes | 7 | 21 | 0.76 | 0.38 |
No | 6 | 10 | ||