Table 4.
Factors associated with intention to work in rural areas as expressed by undergraduate health professions students after a 5–8 weeks COBERS placement in 2012
| Variables | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cOR | 95% CI | p value | aOR | 95% CI | p value | |
| University | ||||||
| Gulu | 1 | 1 | ||||
| MakCHS | 0.9 | 0.4–1.9 | 0.708 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.1 | 0.062 |
| MUST | 1.7 | 0.8–3.8 | 0.191 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.9 | 0.387 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 0.8 | 0.6–1.2 | 0.299 | 1.0 | 0.5–1.9 | 0.988 |
| Response is disagree | 1 | 1 | ||||
| High salary | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.001 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.4 | 0.216 |
| Good housing | 0.6 | 0.4–1.0 | 0.049 | 0.5 | 0.2–1.2 | 0.126 |
| Being posted in rural area | 11.4 | 7.0–18.5 | 0.001 | 15.1 | 6.5–35.5 | 0.001 |
| Access to long distance courses | 2.2 | 1.6–3.2 | 0.001 | 2.0 | 1.0–3.7 | 0.039 |
| Having the skills needed | 2.7 | 1.7–4.2 | 0.001 | 1.3 | 0.6–2.8 | 0.506 |