Table 1 Attributes and levels used for the final discrete choice experiment
Attributes | levels | Conceptual definition |
|---|---|---|
Salary | Base salary | The base salary was 9056 ETB (220.9 USD) per month |
Base + 25% rural allowance | The base salary (9056 ETB) + rural allowance 25% (2264 ETB) = 11,320 ETB (276.1 USD) per month | |
Base + 50% rural allowance | The base salary (9056 ETB) + rural allowance 50% (2264 ETB) = 13,584 ETB (331.3 USD) per month | |
Base + 75% rural allowance | The base salary (9056 ETB) + rural allowance 75% (2264 ETB) = 15,848 ETB (386.5 USD) per month | |
Housing | Basic housing free of charge | two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a kitchen |
Superior housing free of charge | More than three bedrooms, two bathrooms, internet and TV | |
Drug, equipment, and supplies | Inadequate | Lower than the government standard package |
Adequate | The government standard package | |
Mandatory years of experience | Two-year rural experience | Mandatory two years of experience needed before study leave |
One-year rural experience | Mandatory one year of experience needed before study leave | |
Management support | Supportive | The management team is supportive of the clinical staffs |
Unsupportive | The management team is not supportive of the clinical staffs | |
Workload | Normal Duties | Nearly enough time to complete |
Heavy | Barely enough time to complete duties |