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Table 3 Multivariate ordinal regression of self-ranked attribute importance and individual characteristics.

From: For money or service? a cross-sectional survey of preference for financial versus non-financial rural practice characteristics among ghanaian medical students

 

Salary

OR (95% CL)

Infrastructure

OR (95% CL)

Management Style

OR (95% CL)

Contract Length

OR (95% CL)

Female

0.68

(0.39,

1.20)

0.54

(0.31,

0.93)

0.82

(0.47,

1.43)

0.79

(0.45,

1.37)

University

            

   UG

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

   UST

1.22

(0.68,

2.18)

1.07

(0.61,

1.89)

0.80

(0.45,

1.42)

1.96

(1.10,

3.50)

   UDS

3.68

(0.71,

18.93)

4.91

(0.99,

24.37)

3.60

(0.74,

17.61)

1.24

(0.26,

5.91)

Age group

            

   22 and younger

0.51

(0.17,

1.58)

3.38

(1.07,

10.68)

3.38

(1.05,

10.91)

0.54

(0.18,

1.66)

   23-24

0.57

(0.19,

1.72)

4.10

(1.33,

12.69)

2.35

(0.75,

7.34)

0.49

(0.16,

1.44)

   25 and older

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ethnicity

            

   Akan

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

   Ga/Dangme

0.74

(0.35,

1.56)

1.16

(0.56,

2.40)

1.03

(0.48,

2.19)

0.99

(0.47,

2.10)

   Ewe

0.39

(0.18,

0.87)

0.56

(0.25,

1.26)

1.44

(0.65,

3.17)

1.64

(0.74,

3.64)

   Other

0.68

(0.28,

1.64)

0.66

(0.28,

1.59)

0.62

(0.25,

1.50)

1.94

(0.83,

4.52)

Lived in a rural area

0.45

(0.24,

0.84)

1.33

(0.72,

2.46)

0.70

(0.38,

1.28)

1.34

(0.74,

2.42)

High family SES1

1.15

(0.66,

2.01)

0.94

(0.55,

1.59)

0.89

(0.51,

1.55)

1.14

(0.67,

1.97)

Attended a top SS

1.14

(0.56,

2.32)

1.03

(0.52,

2.07)

0.77

(0.38,

1.56)

0.68

(0.34,

1.39)

Student Type

            

   Sponsored

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

   Fee-paying

0.62

(0.28,

1.38)

1.35

(0.61,

3.00)

2.32

(1.04,

5.19)

0.84

(0.39,

1.84)

   International

1.08

(0.33,

3.52)

4.45

(1.32,

15.00)

1.94

(0.58,

6.56)

0.27

(0.08,

0.90)

Willing to work rural2

0.89

(0.53,

1.52)

1.77

(1.06,

2.97)

1.86

(1.09,

3.17)

0.70

(0.41,

1.19)

Considered emigration3

1.93

(1.11,

3.36)

0.94

(0.55,

1.61)

0.65

(0.37,

1.13)

0.90

(0.52,

1.56)

  1. 1 High SES defined as mother or father is a University-trained professional
  2. 2 "Likely to" or "definitely will" work in a rural area after graduation, compared to "definitely will not" or "unlikely to" work in a deprived area after graduation.
  3. 3 Has considered emigrating to another country after graduation