Table 4 Binary logistic regression analyses on RTMSs’ intentions to break the contract for working in rural areas (N = 230)
Explanatory variables | Binary logistic regression (Base outcome: 0 = No; 1 = Yes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||
B (Std. Error) | Odds Ratio | P-value | B (Std. Error) | Odds Ratio | P-value | B (Std. Error) | Odds Ratio | P-value | |
Intercept | 2.692 (0.476) | 3.420 (0.773) | 9.916 (2.697) | ||||||
Gender (Male) | 1.340 (0.785) | 3.821 | 0.088 | 1.870 (0.923) | 6.489 | 0.043 | 1.097 (0.988) | 2.996 | 0.267 |
Mother’s education (Reference value: Primary school or below) | |||||||||
Senior high school | - 2.288 (0.728) | 0.101 | 0.002 | - 1.638 (0.883) | 0.194 | 0.064 | - 2.982 (1.359) | 0.051 | 0.028 |
Understanding the conditions of policy before enrolling (Reference value: Don’t understand) | |||||||||
Generally understand | - 1.470 (0.683) | 0.230 | 0.031 | - 1.295 (0.899) | 0.274 | 0.150 | |||
Cognition of policy’s effectiveness (reference value: unsure) | |||||||||
Yes | - 2.839 (0.950) | 0.058 | 0.003 | - 3.502 (1.541) | 0.030 | 0.023 | |||
No | - 1.603 (0.841) | 0.201 | 0.057 | - 2.230 (1.206) | 0.108 | 0.064 | |||
Cognition of value of rural medical work (reference value: very or relatively valuable) | |||||||||
Generally valuable | 1.742 (0.762) | 5.708 | 0.022 | 2.347 (1.051) | 10.454 | 0.026 | |||
Satisfaction with enrolment procedure | - 0.969 (0.445) | 0.379 | 0.029 | ||||||
Satisfaction with employment contract | - 0.808 (0.425) | 0.446 | 0.057 | ||||||
Satisfaction with educational scheme | - 1.249 (0.573) | 0.287 | 0.029 | ||||||
Satisfaction with teachers | 1.511 (0.748) | 4.533 | 0.043 | ||||||
Satisfaction with living allowance | - 1.287 (0.606) | 0.276 | 0.034 | ||||||