Table 2.

Factors influencing physicians’ professional practice in Nigeria

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Motivations for practice in Nigeriaa	n = 176
Desire to maintain family ties	110	62.5
Contribution to the country’s health system	103	58.5
Rendering of service to my country	76	43.2
In anticipation for a better tomorrow	75	42.6
Advanced age to travel outside for practice	38	21.6
It is considered too late to travel outside for practice	36	20.5
Good pay for service provided	1	0.6
Favourable working conditions	1	0.6

Concerns about future practice in Nigeriaa	n = 336
Rising insecurity in the country	318	94.6
Uncertainty about Government policies on health	312	92.9
Inadequacy of funding of the health sector	298	88.7
Inadequacy of remuneration for physicians	293	87.2
Lack of diagnostic equipment and facilities	259	77.1
Poor social amenities including electricity, water and road	228	67.9
Uncertainty about job security	192	57.1

Reasons for wanting to emigrate from Nigeriaa	n = 401
Poor remuneration for physicians	366	91.3
Rising insecurity in the country	320	79.8
Having to work extra hours without commensurate pay	248	61.8
Lack of diagnostic equipment and facilities	248	61.8
To gain international experience	229	57.1
To acquire further training/skills	226	56.4
Lack of insurance against work related risk	221	55.1
Lack of job security	184	45.9
Irregular pay for services rendered	166	41.4
To augment monthly income	156	38.9
Delayed pay for services rendered	146	36.4
To pursue international residency training	143	35.7
Lack of space to do specialist/residency training	99	24.7
To join family members living abroad	26	6.5

^aMultiple responses