Table 3.
Multivariate ordinal regression of self-ranked attribute importance and individual characteristics.
| Salary OR (95% CL) |
Infrastructure OR (95% CL) |
Management Style OR (95% CL) |
Contract Length OR (95% CL) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0.68 | (0.39, | 1.20) | 0.54 | (0.31, | 0.93) | 0.82 | (0.47, | 1.43) | 0.79 | (0.45, | 1.37) |
| University | ||||||||||||
| UG | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| UST | 1.22 | (0.68, | 2.18) | 1.07 | (0.61, | 1.89) | 0.80 | (0.45, | 1.42) | 1.96 | (1.10, | 3.50) |
| UDS | 3.68 | (0.71, | 18.93) | 4.91 | (0.99, | 24.37) | 3.60 | (0.74, | 17.61) | 1.24 | (0.26, | 5.91) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| 22 and younger | 0.51 | (0.17, | 1.58) | 3.38 | (1.07, | 10.68) | 3.38 | (1.05, | 10.91) | 0.54 | (0.18, | 1.66) |
| 23-24 | 0.57 | (0.19, | 1.72) | 4.10 | (1.33, | 12.69) | 2.35 | (0.75, | 7.34) | 0.49 | (0.16, | 1.44) |
| 25 and older | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Akan | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| Ga/Dangme | 0.74 | (0.35, | 1.56) | 1.16 | (0.56, | 2.40) | 1.03 | (0.48, | 2.19) | 0.99 | (0.47, | 2.10) |
| Ewe | 0.39 | (0.18, | 0.87) | 0.56 | (0.25, | 1.26) | 1.44 | (0.65, | 3.17) | 1.64 | (0.74, | 3.64) |
| Other | 0.68 | (0.28, | 1.64) | 0.66 | (0.28, | 1.59) | 0.62 | (0.25, | 1.50) | 1.94 | (0.83, | 4.52) |
| Lived in a rural area | 0.45 | (0.24, | 0.84) | 1.33 | (0.72, | 2.46) | 0.70 | (0.38, | 1.28) | 1.34 | (0.74, | 2.42) |
| High family SES1 | 1.15 | (0.66, | 2.01) | 0.94 | (0.55, | 1.59) | 0.89 | (0.51, | 1.55) | 1.14 | (0.67, | 1.97) |
| Attended a top SS | 1.14 | (0.56, | 2.32) | 1.03 | (0.52, | 2.07) | 0.77 | (0.38, | 1.56) | 0.68 | (0.34, | 1.39) |
| Student Type | ||||||||||||
| Sponsored | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| Fee-paying | 0.62 | (0.28, | 1.38) | 1.35 | (0.61, | 3.00) | 2.32 | (1.04, | 5.19) | 0.84 | (0.39, | 1.84) |
| International | 1.08 | (0.33, | 3.52) | 4.45 | (1.32, | 15.00) | 1.94 | (0.58, | 6.56) | 0.27 | (0.08, | 0.90) |
| Willing to work rural2 | 0.89 | (0.53, | 1.52) | 1.77 | (1.06, | 2.97) | 1.86 | (1.09, | 3.17) | 0.70 | (0.41, | 1.19) |
| Considered emigration3 | 1.93 | (1.11, | 3.36) | 0.94 | (0.55, | 1.61) | 0.65 | (0.37, | 1.13) | 0.90 | (0.52, | 1.56) |
1 High SES defined as mother or father is a University-trained professional
2 "Likely to" or "definitely will" work in a rural area after graduation, compared to "definitely will not" or "unlikely to" work in a deprived area after graduation.
3 Has considered emigrating to another country after graduation