Table 1 Socio-demographic factors in the 3 study groups
Variable | N | Pre RCSWA | N | Post RCSWA urban training | N | Post RCSWA rural training | P-Value (χ 2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at completion | <0.001 | ||||||
Up to 23 yr | 94 | 47.0% | 12 | 19.0% | 21 | 34.4% | |
24 yr and older | 106 | 53.0% | 51 | 81.0% | 40 | 65.6% | |
Sex | 0.001 | ||||||
Female | 81 | 40.5% | 34 | 54.0% | 41 | 67.2% | |
Male | 119 | 59.5% | 29 | 46.0% | 20 | 32.8% | |
Secondary school type | 0.424 | ||||||
Government | 77 | 53.1% | 21 | 48.8% | 18 | 41.9% | |
Independent | 68 | 46.9% | 22 | 51.2% | 25 | 58.1% | |
Secondary school location | <0.001 | ||||||
Metropolitan | 128 | 88.3% | 32 | 74.4% | 27 | 62.8% | |
Rural | 17 | 11.7% | 11 | 25.6% | 16 | 37.2% | |
IRSAD score | <0.001 | ||||||
Decile 1-2 | 5 | 2.5% | 1 | 1.6% | 2 | 3.3% | |
Decile 3-4 | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 3.2% | 5 | 8.2% | |
Decile 5-6 | 17 | 8.5% | 5 | 7.9% | 18 | 29.5% | |
Decile 7-8 | 24 | 12.0% | 15 | 23.8% | 7 | 11.5% | |
Decile 9-10 | 152 | 76.0% | 40 | 63.5% | 29 | 47.5% | |
Rural background | 0.003 | ||||||
Urban | 165 | 82.5% | 45 | 71.4% | 38 | 62.3% | |
Rural | 35 | 17.5% | 18 | 28.6% | 23 | 37.7% | |
ASGC-RA Town of origin | 0.004 | ||||||
ASGC – RA 1 – Major City | 166 | 83.0% | 44 | 69.8% | 36 | 59.0% | |
ASGC – RA 2 – Inner regional | 10 | 5.0% | 8 | 12.7% | 8 | 13.1% | |
ASGC – RA 3 – Outer regional | 14 | 7.0% | 8 | 12.7% | 13 | 21.3% | |
ASGC – RA 4–5 – Remote/ Very remote | 10 | 5.0% | 3 | 4.8% | 4 | 6.6% | |
Country of origin | 0.226 | ||||||
Oceania | 103 | 63.6% | 48 | 76.2% | 50 | 82.0% | |
UK and Ireland | 16 | 9.9% | 3 | 4.8% | 2 | 3.3% | |
Eastern and SE Asia | 22 | 13.6% | 5 | 7.9% | 3 | 4.9% | |
Southern Asia | 4 | 2.5% | 2 | 3.2% | 2 | 3.3% | |
Other | 17 | 10.5% | 5 | 7.9% | 4 | 6.6% |