Table 4.

Multivariate multinomial logistic regression model of return to same rural region work as rural region of training experienced during basic medical training and rural region of origin (6 years+ in childhood)

Ref: metropolitan region of work	Same rural region of work (RRR, 95% CI)	Different rural region of work (RRR, 95% CI)
Career stage (ref = Pre-registrar)
Non-GP: registrar	0.24 (0.15–0.39)***	0.81 (0.56–1.18)
Non-GP: independent	0.63 (0.45–0.89)**	1.13 (0.82–1.55)
GP: registrar	2.34 (1.45–3.77)***	4.91 (3.21–7.51)***
GP: independent	2.14 (1.56–2.93)***	3.76 (2.78–5.08)***
Female (ref = Male)	0.76 (0.61–0.96)*	0.78 (0.65–0.93)**
Rural training (< 12 weeks and metro region of origin)a
3–12 months and metro origin	1.46 (1.02–2.08)*	0.97 (0.77–1.22)
> 1 year and metro origin	6.95 (4.93–9.78)***	1.52 (1.12–2.08)**
< 12 weeks and rural origin	5.52 (3.92–7.77)***	1.84 (1.38–2.44)***
3–12 months and rural origin	7.60 (5.11–11.3)***	1.96 (1.36–2.82)***
> 1 year and rural origin	17.4 (11.6–26.1)***	2.70 (1.78–4.11)***

N = 4104 (Excluded: nil rural training); RRR: relative risk ratio; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

^aAnalysis was repeated with rural region of origin separated into 6–11 years and 12–18 years; however, this revealed similar effect sizes of same rural region of work: for example, > 1 year and 6–11 years (RRR 17.7)***, > 1 year and 12–18 years (RRR 17.0)***