Table 3.

Factors associated with medical students’ intention to leave the health sector in Uganda after graduation, 2013. (n = 255)

		Bivariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
Variable	Categories	OR (95 % CI)	P value	OR (95 % CI)	P value
Institution	MakCHS*	1		1
	MUST**	1.82 (0.69 – 4.80)	0.226	1.09 (0.37 – 3.20)	0.874
	Gulu	1.61 (0.61 – 4.21)	0.335
	KIU***	0.76 (0.20 – 2.92)	0.987	0.41 (0.03 – 6.06)	0.520
Age		0.96 (0.86 – 1.08)	0.516
Sex	Female	1		1
	Male	1.01 (0.43 – 2.38)	0.981	0.89 (0.30 – 2.66)	0.833
Marital status	Single	1		1
	Married	0.60 (0.19 – 1.92)	0.393	0.50 (0.11 – 2.33)	0.379
Perceived social status	Lower class	1		1
	Lower middle	0.33 (0.10 – 1.06)	0.062	0.15 (0.04 – 0.67)	0.012
	Upper middle	0.36 (0.11 – 1.25)	0.108	0.21 (0.05 – 0.94)	0.041
	Upper class	3.40 (0.62 – 18.75)	0.160	2.38 (0.36 – 15.6)	0.365
CGPA****		0.78 (0.35– 1.74)	0.543	0.30 (0.10 – 0.88)	0.029
Want to leave country		2.95 (1.28 – 6.81)	0.011	3.22 (1.15 – 9.06)	0.026

^*Makerere University College of Health sciences

^**Mbarara University of Science and Technology

^***Kampala International University

^****Cumulative Grade Progress Average