Table 5 Factors associated with attitude towards working in rural areas and attitude towards school in preparing for working in rural areas (Univariate analyses)
Factors | Positive attitude towards working in rural areas (%) | P-value | Positive attitude towards school in preparing for working in rural areas (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 2459/4432 (55.5 %) | 0.000 | 1590/4342 (36.6 %) | 0.252 |
Male | 1864/3539 (52.7 %) | 1252/3539 (35.4 %) | |||
Residence during childhood | Rural | 1189/2385 (49.9 %) | 0.000 | 833/2385 (34.9 %) | 0.148 |
Semi-urban | 923/1727 (53.4 %) | 601/1727 (34.8 %) | |||
Urban | 2118/3607 (58.7 %) | 1335/3607 (37.0) | |||
Residence during high school | Rural | 390/745 (52.3 %) | 0.000 | 284/745 (38.1 %) | 0.128 |
Semi-urban | 1,304/2709 (48.1 %) | 934/2709 (34.5 %) | |||
Urban | 2536/4264 (59.5 %) | 1544/4264 (36.2 %) | |||
Parents’ residence | Rural | 1052/2140 (49.2 %) | 0.000 | 729/2140 (34.1 %) | 0.018 |
Semi-urban | 897/1629 (55.1 %) | 628/1629 (38.6 %) | |||
Urban | 2326/4015 (57.9 %) | 1444/4015 (36.0 %) | |||
Father’s occupation | Non Professional | 2298/4401 (52.2 %) | 0.000 | 1550/4401 (35.2 %) | 0.119 |
Professional | 1942/3338 (58.2 %) | 1233/3338 (36.9 %) | |||
Mother’s occupation | Non Professional | 3126/5811 (53.8 %) | 0.000 | 2066/5811 (35.6 %) | 0.114 |
Professional | 1109/1912 (58.0 %) | 718/1912 (37.6 %) | |||
Father’s education | < bachelor degree | 1726/3364 (51.3 %) | 0.000 | 1202/3364 (35.7 %) | 0.678 |
≥ bachelor degree | 2570/4463 (57.6 %) | 1615/4463 (36.2 %) | |||
Mother’s education | < bachelor degree | 2347/4414 (53.2 %) | 0.001 | 1563/4414 (35.4 %) | 0.256 |
≥ bachelor degree | 1942/3402 (57.1 %) | 1247/3402 (36.7 %) | |||
National entrance | No | 1324/2104 (62.9 %) | 0.000 | 948/2104 (45.1 %) | 0.000 |
Yes | 2015/4796 (42.0 %) | 1909/5796 (32.9 %) | |||