Table 5.
Factors influencing intended duration of working in rural areas (after graduation) by undergraduate health professions students that have not had a COBERS placement, 2012
| Variable | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cIRR | 95% CI | p value | aIRR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 0.6 | 0.5–0.8 | 0.001 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.023 |
| School attended | ||||||
| Boarding school | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Urban day school | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.008 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.008 |
| Rural day school | 1.0 | 0.6–1.7 | 0.998 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.7 | 0.998 |
| Response is disagree | 1 | 1 | ||||
| High salary | 0.5 | 0.4–0.6 | 0.001 | 0.4 | 0.3–0.7 | 0.001 |
| Reliable electricity | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 | 0.012 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.0 | 0.040 |
| Reliable internet | 1.2 | 1.1–1.4 | 0.003 | 1.5 | 1.0–2.33 | 0.050 |
| Having the skills needed | 1.4 | 1.1–1.8 | 0.003 | 2.0 | 1.3–3.1 | 0.002 |