Factors that influence midwifery students in Ghana when deciding where to practice: a discrete choice experiment

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Table 2 DCE results

	Parameter		95%	CI
Salary ¹	Mean	0.72	0.60	0.84
	SD	0.99
Allowance for Children's education ²	Mean	−0.93	−1.03	−0.83
	SD	0.83
Basic Infrastructure, equipment, and supplies ³	Mean	−1.07	−1.20	−0.93
	SD	1.11
Management are supportive ⁴	Mean	0.96	0.85	1.07
	SD	0.93
2 years before study leave ⁵	Mean	1.24	1.02	1.45
	SD	1.78
No Housing ⁶	Mean	−1.88	−2.05	−1.71
	SD	1.39
Superior Housing ⁶	Mean	−0.87	−0.99	−0.75
	SD	1.02
No access to car ⁷	Mean	−0.88	−0.98	−0.77
	SD	0.89

1 continuous variable; coefficient represents the magnitude of increase in utility for every 10% increase in salary.
2 compared to no allowance for children’s education.
3 compared to improved infrastructure, equipment, and supplies.
4 compared to unsupportive workplace and management.
5 compared to five years minimum work before study leave.
6 compared to basic housing.
7 compared to access to a utility car.

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