TABLE 3.
Number and duration of rural placements undertaken by individual students from both universities combined relative to students' geographical location of origin for nursing and allied health
| Rural Placements | Students' Discipline and Location of Origin | All Students (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (n = 711) a | Allied Health (n = 600) a , b | ||||||
| Rural Origin (%) | Non‐Rural Origin (%) | All Nursing (%) | Rural Origin (%) | Non‐Rural Origin (%) | All Allied Health (%) | ||
| Number of placements | |||||||
| 0* | 35 (24.8) | 364 (63.9) | 399 (56.1) | 12 (8.1) | 135 (29.9) | 147 (24.5) | 546 (41.6) |
| 1 | 27 (19.2) | 121 (21.2) | 148 (20.8) | 46 (30.9) | 189 (41.9) | 235 (39.2) | 395 (29.2) |
| 2 or more* | 79 (56.0) | 85 (14.9) | 164 (23.1) | 91 (61.1) | 127 (28.2) | 218 (36.3) | 382 (29.1) |
| Total students | 141 (100.0) | 570 (100.0) | 711 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 451 (100.0) | 600 (100.0) | 1311 (100.0) |
| Duration of placements | |||||||
| 0 wk | 35 (24.8) | 364 (63.9) | 399 (56.1) | 12 (8.1) | 135 (29.9) | 147 (24.5) | 546 (41.6) |
| >0 ≤2 wk | 14 (9.9) | 68 (11.9) | 82 (11.5) | 4 (2.7) | 48 (10.6) | 52 (8.7) | 134 (10.2) |
| >2 ≤4 wk | 13 (9.2) | 49 (8.6) | 62 (8.7) | 9 (6.0) | 43 (9.5) | 52 (8.7) | 114 (8.7) |
| >4 ≤8 wk | 25 (17.7) | 51 (9.0) | 76 (10.7) | 46 (30.9) | 116 (25.7) | 162 (24.0) | 238 (18.2) |
| >8 wk* | 54 (38.3) | 38 (6.7) | 92 (12.9) | 78 (52.4) | 109 (24.2) | 187 (31.2) | 279 (21.3) |
| Total students | 141 (100.0) | 570 (100.0) | 711 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 451 (100.0) | 600 (100.0) | 1311 (100) |
a
Excludes those where either placement location or geographical origin were not known (n = 4).
b
Allied health includes physiotherapy, occupation therapy, medical radiation science and pharmacy.
*
In both nursing and allied health P < .001 (Mantel‐Haenszel chi‐squared test for trend).