Table 2.

Influence of COBERS on the attitudes of undergraduate health professions students in Uganda towards working in rural areas, 2012

	Before COBERS		After COBERS		p value
	N	Score	N	Score
Choice of career destination
I intend to work in a rural area	518	2.24	506	2.34	0.082
I intend to work in a health profession after I graduate	516	3.52	507	3.36	< 0.001
I intend to work in a Uganda after I graduate	358	3.04	336	2.88	0.006
I intend to work in another African country after I graduate	518	2.58	497	2.49	0.110
I intend to work outside Africa after I graduate	509	2.61	499	2.48	0.053
Factors influencing intentions to work in the rural areas
Social attributes
Reliable transport	521	3.43	509	3.22	< 0.001
Reliable electricity	522	2.24	502	3.17	0.001
Availability of clean water	231	3.48	341	3.27	< 0.001
Good security	523	3.57	510	3.38	< 0.001
Good infrastructure	518	3.26	510	3.13	0.003
Reliable internet	522	2.97	506	2.85	0.029
Good housing	518	3.22	495	3.11	0.044
Availability of good local schools for my children	521	3.05	507	2.93	0.029
Working close to where I grew up	524	2.06	508	2.09	0.430
Being able to speak the local language	521	2.78	505	2.74	0.560
High salary	519	3.23	505	2.93	< 0.001
Professional attributes
Being able to interact with a university	518	2.60	506	2.55	0.365
Being able to interact with other health professionals	521	3.50	507	3.28	< 0.001
Being posted in the rural area	516	2.33	500	2.46	0.016
Being made the in-charge of the hospital	517	2.36	499	2.37	0.769
Having access to long distance education courses	507	2.65	501	2.53	0.035
Having access to electronic medical literature	520	2.86	508	2.69	0.002
Being given extra allowance to work in rural areas	517	2.95	508	2.80	0.010
Having specific skills in community health	521	3.27	499	3.06	< 0.001
Having adequate medical supplies and equipment	234	3.39	339	3.21	0.033

COBERS Community-Based Education, Research and Services