Table 6 Factors influencing intended duration of working in rural areas after graduating by undergraduate health professions students that have undergone a 5–8 weeks COBERS placement in 2012
Variable | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cIRR | 95% CI | p value | aIRR | 95% CI | p value | |
University | ||||||
Gulu | 1 | 1 | ||||
KIU | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.063 | – | ||
MakCHS | 0.4 | 0.3–0.6 | 0.001 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.7 | 0.001 |
MUST | 0.4 | 0.3–0.6 | 0.001 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.4 | 0.001 |
Response is disagree | 1 | 1 | ||||
Reliable electricity | 0.6 | 0.5–0.7 | 0.000 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.005 |
Access to long distance courses | 1.1 | 1.0–1.3 | 0.071 | 2.1 | 1.4–3.1 | 0.001 |
I intend to work in another African country | 0.7 | 0.6–0.8 | 0.001 | 0.5 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.001 |