Table 8 Factors associated with attitude towards working in rural areas, attitude towards school in preparing or inspiring to work in rural areas and attitude, job preference immediately and five years after graduation and overall competency (multivariate analyses)
Attitudes | Factors | Odds ratio (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|
1. Working in rural areas | Male gender | 0.88 (0.86, 0.98) |
High school residence in semi-urban area | 0.83 (0.69, 0.99) | |
Parents’ residence in semi-urban area | 1.34 (1.10, 1.62) | |
2. School in preparing to work in rural area | Parents’ residence in semi-urban area | 1.18 (1.03, 1.35) |
3. Job preference immediately after graduation | Childhood residence in semi-urban area | 1.34 (1.10, 1.64) |
High school residence in semi-urban area | 0.78 (0.64, 0.95) | |
National entrance | 1.30 (1.13, 1.49) | |
4. Job preference five years after graduation | Childhood residence in urban area | 0.81 (0.66, 0.99) |
National entrance | 1.57 (1.37, 1.80) | |
5. Overall competency | Male gender | 1.39 (1.26, 1.54) |
Mother education (Bachelor degree or higher) | 1.19 (1.05, 1.36) |