Type of variable | Description |
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Outcome variable: intention to practice in PHC settings | In what type of health care institutions would you exclusively like to work? (0) Basic health unit or Family Medicine Programme; (1) Hospital, clinic, private office, clinical lab, pharmaceutical industry, university or other. |
Sex | How would you define your gender? (0) Female (1) Male (2) Other/prefer not to answer |
Geographical location of medical school attended | In what region of the country was the medical school you attended? (0) North (1) North East (2) South (3) South East (4) Centre-West |
Type of medical school | What type of medical school did you attend? (0) Private (1) Public |
Family income | What is your household income? (0) Below 10 times the national minimum salary (1) Above 10 times the minimum salary |
Parents’ education level | Did one of your parents hold a tertiary education title? (0) Yes (1) No |
Type of secondary school attended | What type of secondary school(s) did you mostly attend? (0) All or mostly public schools (1) All or mostly private schools |
Factors persuading to stay in the job (a) | Your employment offers a career development plan (0) Yes (1) No |
Factors persuading to stay in the job (b) | Your employment offers quality of life (0) Yes (1) No |
Student’s motivation for choosing a specific specialty (a) | You prefer working in the public sector (0) Yes (1) No |
Student’s motivation for choosing a specific specialty (b) | Your specialty offers the opportunity to interact with people (0) Yes (1) No |
Student’s motivation for choosing a specific specialty (c) | Your selected specialty offers the opportunity to treat people and solve health problems (0) Yes (1) No |
Characteristics of the specialty selected (a) | The profession’s liberal and independence characteristics (0) Yes (1) No |
Characteristics of the specialty selected (b) | The social responsibility of the medical profession (0) Yes (1) No |