Table 2 Barriers and Motivations
Dependent Variables - Motivations/Barriers | Median Responsea |
|---|---|
Motivations | |
Interacting with other cultures | 5 |
Interacting with other health professionals | 5 |
Educational opportunity | 5 |
Philanthropy/helping others | 5 |
Develop my clinical skills | 5 |
Improved personal confidence | 4 |
Pure enjoyment | 4 |
Improved interpersonal skills | 4 |
Opportunity for travel | 4 |
Improved foreign language skills | 4 |
Help build my résumé/CV | 3 |
Receiving class credit | 2 |
Someone asked me to volunteer | 1 |
Barriers | |
Cost of the trip | 4 |
Time commitment | 4 |
Substandard working conditions | 3 |
Substandard living conditions | 3 |
Language barriers | 3 |
Paperwork/administrative barriers | 3 |
Exposure to infectious diseases | 3 |
Threat of crime | 2 |
Prefer to use free time for leisure, not volunteering | 2 |