Table 2. Students’ characteristics and likelihood to work in rural areas.

	Obstetric nursing students n (%)	Midwifery students n (%)	Likely to go Rural n (%)
Ages
Means	23.9	26.9
Standard deviation	3.4	5.7
Marital status
Single	55 (49.1)	25 (33.8)	15 (18.8)
Married	57 (50.9)	49 (66.2)	23 (21.7)
Place of birth
Urban	67 (59.8)	53 (71.6)	22 (18.3)
Rural	45 (40.2)	21 (28.4)	16 (24.2)
Current living location
Urban	93 (83.1)	72 (97.3)	28 (17.0)
Rural	19 (16.9)	2 (2.7)	10 (47.6)
Primary school location
Urban	78 (69.6)	50 (67.6)	23 (18.0)
Rural	34 (30.4)	24 (32.4)	15 (25.9)
Secondary school location
Urban	63 (80.8)	63 (85.1)	22 (17.5)
Rural	15 (19.2)	11 (14.9)	10 (38.5)
Professional training school location
Urban	105 (93.7)	74 (100.0)	34 (19.0)
Rural	7 (6.3)	0 (0.0)	4 (57.1)