Table 6 Socio-demographic and other correlates of intention to emigrate after graduation among AAU medical students
Factors | Intended to emigrate | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 105 (53.9) | 90 (46.2) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Male | 176 (43.5) | 229 (56.5) | 1.57 (1.10, 2.29) | 0.020 |
Age in years | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 15–19 | 95 (44.0) | 121 (56.0) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 20 or more | 186 (48.4) | 198 (51.6) | 0.69 (0.46, 1.06) | 0.088 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Other Christian | 67 (51.5) | 63 (48.5) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Orthodox Christian | 173 (46.3) | 201 (53.7) | 1.27 (0.83, 1.92) | 0.268 |
 Muslim | 35 (42.2) | 48 (57.8) | 1.54 (0.84, 2.81) | 0.161 |
 Other | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 1.68 (0.52, 5.50) | 0.388 |
Completed high school in Addis Ababa | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 102 (44.5) | 127 (55.5) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Yes | 179 (48.3) | 192 (51.7) | 0.70 (0.44, 1.11) | 0.129 |
Original background | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural | 60 (51.3) | 57 (48.7) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Urban | 221 (45.8) | 262 (54.2) | 1.25 (0.63, 2.46) | 0.527 |
Medical education status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Pre-clinical | 206 (48.2) | 221 (51.8) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Clinical | 75 (43.4) | 98 (56.6) | 1.58 (1.0, 2.49) | 0.051 |
Mother’s educational level |  |  |  |  |
 Never attended school | 96 (50.8) | 93 (49.2) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Elementary or high school | 48 (37.8) | 79 (62.2) | 1.57 (0.88, 2.79) | 0.127 |
Father’s educational level |  |  |  |  |
 Never attended school | 73 (51.4) | 69 (48.6) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Elementary or high school | 50 (40.3) | 74 (59.7) | 1.33 (0.75, 2.37) | 0.331 |
 Above 12th grade | 158 (47.3) | 176 (52.7) | 0.97 (0.51, 1.84) | 0.921 |
Main source of family’s income |  |  |  |  |
 Government employee | 81 (44.3) | 102 (55.7) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
 Business | 75 (47.2) | 84 (52.8) | 0.83 (0.51, 1.35) | 0.445 |
 Agriculture-based | 65 (52.0) | 60 (48.0) | 0.79 (0.36, 1.73) | 0.560 |
 Other | 60 (45.1) | 73 (54.9) | 1.04 (0.65, 1.68) | 0.868 |
Total, N (%) | 281 (46.8) | 319 (53.2) | Â | Â |