Table 3 Association between demographics and experiences with stated likelihood of working in a rural area in the future
Characteristic | Likely or very likely to work in rural area n (%)1 | Unlikely or very unlikely to work in rural area n (%)1 | Odds ratio (p value)2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Female | 167 (73.6) | 60 (26.4) | 1.22 (0.36) |
Male | 180 (77.3) | 53 (22.8) | ref. |
Age | |||
29 years or younger | 212 (76.3) | 66 (23.7) | 1.14 (0.57) |
30 years or older | 133 (73.9) | 47 (26.1) | ref. |
Marital status | |||
Single or divorced | 183 (80.3) | 45 (19.7) | 1.65 (0.02) |
Married or engaged | 163 (71.2) | 66 (28.8) | ref. |
Dependents | |||
No children | 139 (78.5) | 38 (21.5) | 1.31 (0.24) |
Has children | 204 (73.7) | 73 (26.4) | ref. |
Health worker status | |||
Student | 170 (82.5) | 36 (17.5) | 2.04 (< 0.01) |
Active health worker | 178 (69.8) | 77 (30.2) | ref. |
Years practicing as a health worker | |||
None or less than 1 year | 178 (80.2) | 44 (19.8) | 1.67 (0.02) |
More than 1 year | 165 (70.8) | 68 (29.2) | ref. |
Years practicing as a health worker in rural areas | |||
None or less than 1 year | 188 (79.0) | 50 (21.0) | 1.53 (0.05) |
More than 1 year | 152 (71.0) | 62 (29.0) | ref. |
Bonding agreement or other rural obligation | |||
Has bonding agreement or other obligation | 56 (84.9) | 10 (15.2) | 2.04 (0.05) |
No bonding agreement or other obligation | 280 (73.3) | 102 (26.7) | ref. |
Rating of experience working in rural area | |||
Excellent | 55 (90.2) | 6 (9.8) | 12.38 (< 0.01) |
Good | 118 (81.4) | 27 (18.6) | 5.90 (< 0.01) |
Fair | 117 (74.1) | 41 (26.0) | 3.85 (< 0.01) |
Poor | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.5) | ref. |
Health worker cadre | |||
Environmental health officer | 52 (58.4) | 37 (41.6) | ref. |
Nurse | 198 (79.2) | 52 (20.8) | 2.71 (< 0.01) |
Midwife | 41 (83.7) | 2 (16.3) | 3.64 (< 0.01) |
Clinical officer | 35 (85.4) | 6 (14.6) | 4.15 (< 0.01) |
Medical doctor | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | 1.42 (0.52) |