Table 5. Factors associated with uninterrupted service during rural posting.

Factors	Crude model			Adjusted model
	COR	95% CI	p-value	AOR	95% CI	p-value
Age
30 or less than 30	1		Reference	1		Reference
31–35	0.79	0.38–1.62	0.518	0.80	0.37–1.74	0.582
36–40	1.16	0.43–3.15	0.772	1.58	0.54–4.62	0.401
41 and above	0.36	0.14–0.93	0.036	0.44	0.16–1.23	0.119
Gender
Male	1		Reference	1		Reference
Female	0.71	0.42–1.19	0.192	0.76	0.42–1.41	0.389
Preferred career path
Health service delivery	1		Reference	1		Reference
Health professional education & training (Academic)	0.54	0.15–1.91	0.336	0.53	0.12–2.31	0.399
Health administration	0.63	0.34–1.18	0.149	0.57	0.28–1.15	0.117
Personal network helped in career progression
No	1		Reference	1		Reference
Yes	2.12	1.05–4.28	0.037	1.18	0.85–3.88	0.124
Work experience from rural facility
Seek help from influential people in the local community
No	1		Reference	1		Reference
Yes	2.40	1.34–4.28	0.003	2.64	1.37–5.08	0.004
Experienced verbally abusive behaviour
No	1		Reference	1		Reference
Yes	1.21	0.57–2.58	0.621	0.87	0.37–2.08	0.763
Staffs were absent in working hours
No	1		Reference	1		Reference
Yes	1.38	0.82–2.31	0.229	1.24	0.69–2.24	0.469
Workload in rural facility
Not manageable	1		Reference	1		Reference
Manageable	0.46	0.27–0.79	0.005	0.41	0.22–0.73	0.003
Lived in a residence provided by the health facility
No	1		Reference	1		Reference
Yes	0.68	0.40–1.15	0.146	0.61	0.34–1.08	0.091

Note: Results are based on simple and multiple logistic regression, COR: Crude Odds Ratio, AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI: 95% Confidence interval.