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. 2008 Feb 12;6:5. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-6-5

Table 4.

Frequency/means summary table of future plans

N Mean % likely*
Where would you like to work after you complete all of your training?

Urban 121 4.21 80.2
Rural 114 2.54 28.9
Private 110 3.37 58.2
Public 115 3.72 83.5
In Uganda 121 3.82 63.6
In another country 126 3.94 69.8

What are the chances you will leave Uganda to work as a nurse within five years of completing your training?

In the U.K.? 138 3.26 49.3
In another African country? 119 2.54 26.9
In the U.S.? 131 3.53 58.8
Somewhere else? 121 2.69 34.7

Do you plan to seek post-graduate training?

Yes 138 N/A N/A
No 8 N/A N/A

If given the opportunity to go abroad for further training, would you go? 156 4.74 91.7

If you were to work abroad, how likely would you return back to Uganda? 120 4.16 76.1

*Answered 4 or 5 on a scale of 1 through 5 (1 = unlikely, 5 = very likely)