From: Factors associated with increasing rural doctor supply in Asia-Pacific LMICs: a scoping review
Data collection method and analysis | Population analyzed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical graduatesa | Medical studentsb | Both medical graduates and students | ||||
Method | Number of studies | Preferencec | Actuald | Preferencec | Preferencec | Actuald |
Quantitative | 48 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
 Descriptive analysis | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Univariate analysis only | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Multivariate analysis | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
Qualitative | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Policy analysis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Review | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mixed method | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 71 | 44 | 18 | 9 |