Table 4 . Descriptive statistics .
| Medical students | Nursing students | Medical doctors | State-registered nurses | Nurse aides | |
| Male (%) | 71.12 | 21.09 | 67.52 | 70.29 | 64.44 |
| Age in years (SDa) | 25.14 (1.62) | 26.04 (2.81) | 38.83 (8.53) | 40.89 (7.92) | 39.50 (8.80) |
| Rural upbringing (%) | 70.41 | 60.00 | 59.49 | 33.84 | 31.73 |
| Married (%) | 11.09 | 24.24 | 71.41 | 71.61 | 50.00 |
| Have children (%) | 24.49 | 40.00 | 76.62 | 89.22 | 86.75 |
| Permanent employee (%) | - | - | 85.74 | 66.23 | 56.69 |
| Previously or currently worked at primary care level (%) | - | - | 48.08 | 75.74 | 80.00 |
| Mean years of government service (SD) | - | - | 9.63 (7.29) | 13.11 (9.21) | 12.10 (10.44) |
| Mean years worked at current health facility (SD) | - | - | 4.12 (3.54) | 5.34 (4.72) | 5.30 (6.40) |
| Worked at remote health facility (%) | - | - | 29.92 | 46.00 | 53.30 |
| Centre region | 45.00 | 95.00 | 53.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| North region (Garoua II, Pitoa, Guider) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 30.00 | 31.00 |
| East region (all 14 districts) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 44.00 | 29.00 |
| Total | 45.00 | 95.00 | 77.00 | 74.00 | 60.00 |
1SD= Standard Deviation