Motivations, barriers and ethical understandings of healthcare student volunteers on a medical service trip: a mixed methods study

Table 7 Significant difference in motivations/barriers by MST service destination

Interact with other health professionals
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	5	17	22	0.028
Mississippi	0	0	0	7	4	11	0.028
Educational Opportunity
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	2	20	22	0.002
Mississippi	0	0	0	7	4	11	0.002
Desire for philanthropy
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	22	22	0.002
Mississippi	0	0	0	5	6	11	0.002
Develop my clinical skills
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	0	1	0	4	17	22	0.002
Mississippi	0	0	0	9	2	11	0.002
Pure enjoyment
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	1	0	1	9	11	22	0.001
Mississippi	0	5	6	0	0	11	0.001
Improved interpersonal skills
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	0	1	1	9	11	22	0.041
Mississippi	0	0	1	9	1	11	0.041
Improved language skills
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	0	1	5	5	11	22	0.001
Mississippi	4	0	5	2	0	11	0.001
Time commitment
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	1	9	1	10	1	22	0.013
Mississippi	0	1	4	3	3	11	0.013
Fear of crime
	1^a	2^a	3^a	4^a	5^a	Total	p value
Dominican Republic	4	8	1	7	2	22	0.038
Mississippi	3	2	5	1	0	11	0.038

^aNumber of respondents answering 1 (not important at all) 2 Not very important 3 (Neither important nor unimportant) 4 (Fairly important) 5 (Very important)

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