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Table 5 Factors influencing intended duration of working in rural areas (after graduation) by undergraduate health professions students that have not had a COBERS placement, 2012

From: Influence of community-based education on undergraduate health professions students’ decision to work in underserved areas in Uganda

Variable

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

cIRR

95% CI

p value

aIRR

95% CI

p value

Sex

 Male

1

  

1

  

 Female

0.6

0.5–0.8

0.001

0.6

0.4–0.9

0.023

School attended

 Boarding school

1

  

1

  

 Urban day school

0.5

0.3–0.8

0.008

0.5

0.3–0.8

0.008

 Rural day school

1.0

0.6–1.7

0.998

1.0

0.6–1.7

0.998

Response is disagree

1

  

1

  

 High salary

0.5

0.4–0.6

0.001

0.4

0.3–0.7

0.001

 Reliable electricity

0.8

0.7–1.0

0.012

0.6

0.3–1.0

0.040

 Reliable internet

1.2

1.1–1.4

0.003

1.5

1.0–2.33

0.050

 Having the skills needed

1.4

1.1–1.8

0.003

2.0

1.3–3.1

0.002