Table 2 Occupational characteristics of respondents
N | % | |
|---|---|---|
Occupation | ||
Physicians | 183 | 54 |
Dentists | 29 | 9 |
Academics | 28 | 8 |
Policy makers/health service managers | 22 | 7 |
Nursing and midwifery personnel | 17 | 5 |
Other associates | 10 | 3 |
Other professionals | 6 | 2 |
Missing values | 41 | 12 |
Challenged by attraction, recruitment and retention of health workers in country of work | ||
Yes | 309 | 92 |
No | 27 | 8 |
Based in a rural location | ||
Yes | 211 | 63 |
No | 125 | 37 |
Involved in the management or administration of health workers | ||
Yes | 198 | 59 |
No | 138 | 41 |
Involvement in rural or remote policy programmes | ||
Not applicable | 148 | 44 |
Influenced policies | 115 | 34 |
Developed policies | 73 | 22 |