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Table 1 Discrete choice experiment attributes and levels

From: Factors affecting job choice among physician anesthesia providers in Uganda: a survey of income composition, discrete choice experiment, and implications for the decision to work rurally

Attribute

Levels

Facility quality and scope of practice

The extent to which you are able to provide the care you were trained for, given the availability of resources such as essential drugs, equipment, electricity and personnel

(a) Can provide a wide scope of care you have been trained for, with consistent availability of facility resources (e.g. drugs, equipment, electricity and human resources)

(b) Can provide limited care due to inconsistent availability of facility resources (e.g. drugs, equipment, electricity and human resources)

Salary

A change in salary with respect to the salary scale indicated above

(a) Unchanged from the current salary scale

(b) Increased by 500,000 shillings

(c) Increased by 1,000,000 shillings

(d) Increased by 2,000,000 shillings

(e) Increased by 3,000,000 shillings

Living conditions

The type of your house in addition to access to basic utilities such as power, water, and internet

(a) A room or house for one person, poorly maintained (e.g. rare access to utilities like water, electricity, and internet, in a slum)

(b) A room or house for one person, and sometimes maintained (e.g. occasional access to utilities like water, electricity, and internet, near a slum)

(c) A house with enough room for a family, and sometimes maintained (e.g. occasional access to utilities like water, electricity, and internet, near a slum)

(d) A house with enough room for a family, and well-maintained (e.g. consistent access to utilities like water, electricity, and internet, not in a slum)

Presence of a colleague

Having another anesthesia provider (physician or anesthetic officer) working with you at a facility

(a) There is an anesthetic officer working at your facility

(b) There is a physician anesthesiologist working at your facility

(c) You are the only anesthesia provider in your facility

Career advancement

Presence of opportunities to attend continuing medical education courses and trainings

(a) There are limited opportunities for additional training and courses

(b) There are financially unsupported opportunities for additional training and courses

(c) There are financially supported opportunities for additional training and courses

Promotion opportunities

Presence of opportunities to earn a promotion with expanded responsibilities and pay after some time

(a) There is limited opportunity for promotion

(b) There are opportunities for promotion after some time