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Table 8 Association of educational/professional factors with interest with retention in public hospital pharmacist jobs

From: Factors associated with occupancy of pharmacist positions in public sector hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Still in public hospital service

Quit public hospital service

χ 2

p value

Highest education level attained

    

 Bachelor’s degree

13

4

4.39

0.04

 Postgraduate qualification

6

9

  

Geo-economic location of secondary education

    

 Urban

14

5

0.06

0.78

 Rural

9

4

  

Geo-economic location of primary education

    

 Urban

9

9

0.04

0.83

 Rural

6

7

  

Route of admission to pharmacy degree training

    

 Direct entry (A’Level certificate)

11

8

2.57

0.11

 Diploma/mature age entry

11

2

  

Prior working experience before starting pharmacy degree

    

 Yes

11

7

0.68

0.41

 No

6

7

  

Sector in which respondent worked before starting pharmacy degree

    

 Public

2

10

2.21

0.14

 Private

3

3

  

Mode of learning during pharmacy degree

    

 Lectures (teaching)

9

8

1.10

0.30

 Problem-based learning

8

3

  

Geo-economic region in which respondent did pharmacist internship

    

 Kampala City

5

14

0.54

0.46

 Rest of the country

2

11