Table 3.

Pull factors or reasons midwifery students are likely or definitely likely to work in deprived rural area in Ghana.

Pull factors	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Intervention category
1. Deprived service increases my chances of going for further studies	1.9%	5.7%	15.2%	Educational or regulatory
2. Feeling of connection and appreciation from community	2.9%	4.8%	6.7%	Professional and
3. More cooperation from the community	3.8%	11.4%	3.8%	personal support
4. Work is more exciting/challenging	4.8%	23.8%	14.3%
5. More opportunities to gain clinical experience	6.7%	37.1%	24.8%
6. Cost of living in the city is very high and I can live more  comfortably in the deprived area	0.0%	2.9%	15.2%	Financial incentives
7. A deprived area community has supported me  financially during my training	1.9%	1.0%	1.0%
8. Deprived area incentive	1.9%	0.0%	0.0%
9. To serve humanity	74.3%	11.4%	3.8%	Other
10. I come from a rural area and feel at home there	0.0%	1.0%	0.0%
11. Other reason	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%
12. Don't know/Rather not say	1.0%	1.0%	1.9%
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Bold values indicate the top three reasons cited by participants.