Table 4.
Students’ characteristics and willingness to accept a job in a rural hospital
| Variable | Total | Acceptance of deployment to a rural hospital | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will accept | Will not accept | |||||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | |||||
| Sex: | ||||||
| Male | 67 | 51 (76.1) | 16 (23.9) | 3.0 (1.3–7.0) | 2.7 (1.1–6.8) | 0.032 |
| Female | 41 | 21 (51.2) | 20 (48.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Age (years): | ||||||
| 25 or older | 40 | 32 (80.0) | 8 (20.0) | 2.8 (1.1–7.0) | 0.9 (0.2–3.5) | 0.898 |
| Younger than 25 | 68 | 40 (58.8) | 28 (41.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Enrolment status: | ||||||
| In-service | 29 | 26 (89.7) | 3 (10.3) | 6.2 (1.7–22.3) | 5.0 (0.9–28.4) | 0.070 |
| Pre-service | 79 | 46 (58.2) | 33 (41.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Place of birth and/or upbringing: | ||||||
| Rural | 55 | 42 (76.4) | 13 (23.6) | 2.5 (1.1–5.7) | 1.8 (0.7–4.7) | 0.214 |
| Urban | 53 | 30 (56.6) | 23 (43.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Satisfaction with rural placement: | ||||||
| Satisfied | 87 | 64 (73.6) | 23 (26.4) | 4.5 (1.7–12.3) | 4.3 (1.4–13.0) | 0.009 |
| Not satisfied | 21 | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |