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Table 4 National (MABEL) graduates-logistic regression models of association between personal and pathway characteristics and training/practice outcomes

From: Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time

Factor

MABEL stage 1: outcome % rural training in first 10 years

MABEL stage 2: working rural (after fellowship)

 

11–40% (vs 0–10%)

 > 40% (vs 0–10%)

General practice

Other specialty

 

RRR (95% CI)

RRR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

PG rural: (ref. 0–10%)

XX

XX

Ref

Ref

 11–40% rural

XX

XX

3.59 (2.06–6.26)***

4.94 (3.01–8.08)***

 > 40% rural

XX

XX

44.9 (24.1–83.5)***

10.7 (5.16–22.4)***

RurBG flag

1.55 (1.14–2.11)**

2.94 (2.05–4.22)***

2.16 (1.32–3.53)**

2.74 (1.70–4.42)***

MS rural (ref. 0–3 months)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 3–12 months

1.58 (1.15–2.17)**

1.46 (0.97–2.18)

0.72 (0.42–1.27)

0.97 (0.56–1.67)

 > 1 year

2.61 (1.57–4.32)***

3.62 (2.05–6.40)***

1.37 (0.62–3.03)

1.23 (0.58–2.63)

Bonded

2.49 (1.51–4.12)***

3.58 (2.11–6.07)***

3.14 (1.64–6.04)***

5.60 (2.36–13.3)***

Female

0.68 (0.51–0.90)**

0.73 (0.51–1.05)

0.94 (0.57–1.54)

0.95 (0.60–1.52)

Age 28 + at graduation

0.73 (0.53–1.01)

1.29 (0.89–1.86)

1.43 (0.88–2.23)

1.27 (0.73–2.19)

Specialty—GP

1.71 (1.29–2.27)***

7.01 (4.71–10.44)***

XX

XX

  1. RRR = relative risk ratio; OR = odds ratio; RurBG = rural background; MS rural = medical school rural (clinical) training time; PG rural = postgraduation rural training time; GP = general practitioner