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Willingness to work in rural areas and the role of intrinsic versus extrinsic professional motivations - a survey of medical students in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorAgyei-Baffour, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKotha, Shuda R
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Jennifer C
dc.contributor.authorGyakobo, Mawuli
dc.contributor.authorAsabir, Kwesi
dc.contributor.authorKwansah, Janet
dc.contributor.authorNakua, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorDzodzomenyo, Mawuli
dc.contributor.authorSnow, Rachel C
dc.contributor.authorKruk, Margaret E
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-07T17:25:05Z
dc.date.available2015-08-07T17:25:05Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-09
dc.identifier.citationBMC Medical Education. 2011 Aug 09;11(1):56
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/112320en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Retaining health workers in rural areas is challenging for a number of reasons, ranging from personal preferences to difficult work conditions and low remuneration. This paper assesses the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on willingness to accept postings to deprived areas among medical students in Ghana. Methods A computer-based survey involving 302 fourth year medical students was conducted from May-August 2009. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between students' willingness to accept rural postings and their professional motivations, rural exposure and family parental professional and educational status (PPES). Results Over 85% of students were born in urban areas and 57% came from affluent backgrounds. Nearly two-thirds of students reported strong intrinsic motivation to study medicine. After controlling for demographic characteristics and rural exposure, motivational factors did not influence willingness to practice in rural areas. High family PPES was consistently associated with lower willingness to work in rural areas. Conclusions Although most Ghanaian medical students are motivated to study medicine by the desire to help others, this does not translate into willingness to work in rural areas. Efforts should be made to build on intrinsic motivation during medical training and in designing rural postings, as well as favour lower PPES students for admission.
dc.titleWillingness to work in rural areas and the role of intrinsic versus extrinsic professional motivations - a survey of medical students in Ghana
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/112320/1/12909_2011_Article_499.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1472-6920-11-56en_US
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderAgyei-Baffour et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.date.updated2015-08-07T17:25:05Z
dc.owningcollnameInterdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed


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