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Table 6 Binomial logistic regression analysis for factors affecting ‘Location of practice’

From: Career preferences of final year medical students at a medical school in Kenya–A cross sectional study

Location of practice (urban versus rural)

Odds Ratio

(95 % CI)

p-value

Majority of life spent (urban vs rural)

1.89

(0.75-4.81)

0.177

Intention to train (Abroad vs Kenya)

1.74

(0.11-28.37)

0.697

Gender (female vs male)

1.63

(0.74-3.63)

0.226

Marital status (married vs single)

2.80

(0.33-23.91)

0.346

Religious affiliation (base category Christianity)

   

Muslim

2.07

(0.63-6.87)

0.230

Hindu

1

-

-

None

1

-

-

Factors affecting location of practice (base outcome ‘No’)

   

Maybe

1.73

(0.68-4.39)

0.253

Yes

1.36

(0.55-3.36)

0.501

  1. The variable labelled ‘factors affecting location of practice’ was generated after factor analysis of 14 independent variables on questionnaire. [see Additional file 1- section C4]
  2. Odds ratios compare urban versus rural practice