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. 2012 Nov 22;12:419. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-419

Table 3.

Association between likelihood to quit and providers’ characteristics (N=755)

    Likelihood to quit
P-value
Likely
Not sure
Unlikely
N % N % N %
Burnout
EE
Low
136
32.5%
58
13.9%
224
53.6%
<0.001
Moderate
50
40.3%
19
15.3%
55
44.4%
High
94
57.0%
18
10.9%
53
32.1%
PA
Low
159
34.9%
62
13.6%
234
51.4%
0.010
Moderate
57
49.1%
16
13.8%
43
37.1%
High
63
47.7%
16
12.1%
53
40.2%
DP
Low
175
35.2%
72
14.5%
250
50.3%
0.002
Moderate
50
45.5%
13
11.8%
47
42.7%
High
55
56.1%
9
9.2%
34
34.7%
Training/Education
Education
High school or lower /vocational/ diploma
45
42.1%
13
12.1%
49
45.8%
0.045
Nursing degree
71
34.3%
24
11.6%
112
54.1%
University degree
55
52.4%
16
15.2%
34
32.4%
Medical degree
44
35.5%
21
16.9%
59
47.6%
Medical Specialty
68
38.2%
23
12.9%
87
48.9%
Number of years since graduation
10 years or less
142
44.8%
55
17.4%
120
37.9%
<0.001
11-20 years
75
40.5%
22
11.9%
88
47.6%
21-30 years
48
32.4%
14
9.5%
86
58.1%
More than 30 years
12
21.4%
5
8.9%
39
69.6%
Number of years working in primary care centers
Six months to 1 year
41
45.1%
16
17.6%
34
37.4%
0.003
1-5 years
113
43.1%
39
14.9%
110
42.0%
6-10 years
69
41.6%
21
12.7%
76
45.8%
More than 10 years
61
29.9%
21
10.3%
122
59.8%
Socio-economic variables
Age
18-25
40
48.8%
15
18.3%
27
32.9%
0.001
26-35
97
44.3%
32
14.6%
90
41.1%
36-45
86
43.2%
24
12.1%
89
44.7%
46-55
49
27.7%
20
11.3%
108
61.0%
>55
13
31.0%
4
9.5%
25
59.5%
Marital status
Single
98
45.6%
40
18.6%
77
35.8%
0.001
Married
174
36.9%
51
10.8%
247
52.3%
Other
11
31.4%
6
17.1%
18
51.4%
Children
No
135
44.6%
54
17.8%
114
37.6%
<0.001
Yes
150
35.6%
43
10.2%
228
54.2%
Work-related variables
Current position in PHC
Generalist
59
36.4%
25
15.4%
78
48.1%
0.025
Medical specialist
61
39.6%
22
14.3%
71
46.1%
Nurse
88
36.2%
29
11.9%
126
51.9%
Allied health professionals
51
45.9%
8
7.2%
52
46.8%
Other professional
26
48.1%
13
24.1%
15
27.8%
Number of years working in this PHC
Six months to 1 year
58
43.6%
23
17.3%
52
39.1%
0.003
1-5 years
136
42.1%
48
14.9%
139
43.0%
6-10 years
52
37.1%
14
10.0%
74
52.9%
More than 10 years
33
28.7%
10
8.7%
72
62.6%
Number of work hours per week
1-10 hours
71
41.5%
31
18.1%
69
40.4%
0.013
11-30 hours
30
30.6%
17
17.3%
51
52.0%
More than 30 hours
85
38.8%
19
8.7%
115
52.5%
Living arrangements Travel time
Less than 15 minutes
97
32.3%
40
13.3%
163
54.3%
0.015
15-30 minutes
119
44.7%
37
13.9%
110
41.4%
More than 30 minutes
69
43.9%
20
12.7%
68
43.3%
Feel as part of the community Yes
235
37.4%
87
13.8%
307
48.8%
0.023
No
21
60.0%
2
5.7%
12
34.3%
Not sure 29 50.9% 8 14.0% 20 35.1%