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

Table 4.

Regression model testing for predictors of likelihood to quit

  Likelihood to Quit**
Likely vs. Not likely Not sure vs. Not likely
 
OR
CI
P-value
OR
CI
P-value*
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
EE level
High vs. low
3.46
2.00
5.99
<0.001
0.78
0.31
1.96
0.596
Moderate vs. low
1.72
0.93
3.15
0.082
1.00
0.42
2.35
0.997
PA level
High vs. low
3.05
1.67
5.56
<0.001
2.42
1.06
5.48
0.035
Moderate vs. low
1.78
0.98
3.23
0.060
0.97
0.40
2.36
0.944
Education
Intermediate/high school/vocational or diploma vs. Medical specialty
1.63
0.71
3.78
0.253
2.27
0.74
6.98
0.153
Nursing degree vs. Medical specialty
0.84
0.36
1.94
0.681
1.03
0.31
3.47
0.962
University degree vs. Medical specialty
2.48
1.02
6.08
0.046
2.34
0.70
7.82
0.169
Medical degree vs. Medical specialty
1.12
0.61
2.06
0.712
1.89
0.88
4.05
0.101
Number of work hours per week
1 to 10 hours vs. 31 and up hours
1.83
0.92
3.64
0.083
3.15
1.22
8.15
0.018
11 to 30 hours vs. 31 and up hours
0.82
0.42
1.62
0.568
2.00
0.81
4.94
0.135
Number of years working in PHC
Six months to 1 year vs. More than 10 years
3.88
1.36
11.10
0.011
3.13
0.82
11.94
0.095
1 to 5 years vs. More than 10 years
1.60
0.81
3.15
0.179
1.44
0.58
3.60
0.437
6 to 10 years vs. More than 10 years 1.99 1.03 3.84 0.041 1.21 0.47 3.09 0.690

*P-values below 0.05 are significant and therefore in bold font.

** Goodness-of-fit: Pearson’s (chi-square = 7325.0, df= 676, p-value = 0.057) and Deviance (chi-square = 645.8, df=676, p-value = 0.793).