Table 3 Variables associated with intention to stay practice in Maluku Province
| Â | N valid cases | Intention to remain practice in Maluku Province | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | p* | OR (CI 95%) | p* | OR (CI 95%) | ||
Demography | |||||||
 Gender (female) | 248 | 70 | 69 | 0.881 | 1.05 (0.56–2.00) |  |  |
 Age (less than mean 33.35) | 231 | 62 | 80 | 0.014 | 0.41 (0.20–0.85) |  |  |
 Marriage status (single) | 248 | 48 | 59 | 0.153 | 0.65 (0.36–1.18) |  |  |
 Have children under care (No) | 248 | 57 | 74 | 0.018 | 0.46 (0.24–0.88) |  |  |
Rural background | |||||||
 Rural born | 248 | 26 | 21 | 0.526 | 1.26 (0.62–2.58) |  |  |
 Province of birth is Maluku | 247 | 77 | 22 | 0.000 | 11.4 (5.65–23.1) | 0.000 | 7.77 (3.42–17.7) |
 Have rural living experience | 248 | 42 | 38 | 0.621 | 1.17 (0.64–2.13) |  |  |
 More than 10 years of rural living experience | 248 | 19 | 22 | 0.562 | 0.81 (0.40–1.66) |  |  |
Medical training and community exposure | |||||||
 Graduated from Pattimura Medical School | 248 | 37 | 12 | 0.000 | 4.25 (1.83–9.88) | 0.033 | 3.06 (1.09–8.54) |
 Multistage learning using community exposure | 241 | 51 | 44 | 0.378 | 1.31 (0.72–2.38) |  |  |
 Indicated positive impact of community exposure to medical practice | 241 | 39 | 25 | 0.053 | 1.93 (0.99–3.78) |  |  |
 Multifocal community exposure | 241 | 73 | 61 | 0.100 | 1.69 (0.90–3.15) |  |  |
 Experienced rural exposure during medical training | 241 | 90 | 79 | 0.024 | 2.46 (1.10–5.48) |  |  |
Employment factors | |||||||
 General practitioners | 248 | 83 | 91 | 0.124 | 0.47 (0.17–1.26) |  |  |
 Temporary employment status | 248 | 51 | 76 | 0.001 | 0.33 (0.17–0.65) | 0.001 | 0.24 (0,10–0.57) |
 Monthly salary more than IDR 6 million | 248 | 31 | 33 | 0.807 | 0.92 (0.49–1.73) |  |  |
 Having no additional practice | 248 | 63 | 86 | 0.001 | 0.27 (0.12–0.60) | 0.066 | 0.38 (0.17–1.07) |
 Monthly take home pay more than IDR 12 million | 248 | 31 | 24 | 0.348 | 1.38 (0.70–2.72) |  |  |
 Currently work in rural/remote Maluku | 247 | 62 | 66 | 0.670 | 0.88 (0.47–1.62) |  |  |