Table 3.
General characteristics of cohort
| Respondent characteristics | N | % |
| Total respondents | 308 | 100 |
| Age | ||
| 30 or less than 30 | 57 | 18.5 |
| 31–35 | 178 | 57.8 |
| 36–40 | 42 | 13.6 |
| 41 and above | 31 | 10.1 |
| Female | 143 | 46.4 |
| Married | 283 | 91.9 |
| Completed postgraduate training | 43 | 14.0 |
| Reported that they felt physically unsafe in previous rural posting | 215 | 73.1 |
| Reported any challenge in previous posting | 297 | 96.4 |
| Reported having access to important people in case of transfer or training | ||
| Yes, always | 75 | 24.4 |
| Yes, occasionally/in exceptional circumstances | 135 | 44.0 |
| No | 97 | 31.6 |
| Member of a professional association | 225 | 74.0 |