Medical and nursing students' intentions to work abroad or in rural areas: a cross-sectional survey in Asia and Africa

• Main Authors: David M Silvestri (Author), Meridith Blevins (Author), Arfan R Afzal (Author), Ben Andrews (Author), Miliard Derbew (Author), Simran Kaur (Author), Mwapatsa Mipando (Author), Charles A Mkony (Author), Philip M Mwachaka (Author), Nirju Ranjit (Author), Sten Vermund (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To assess medical and nursing students' intentions to migrate abroad or practice in rural areas. Methods We surveyed 3199 first- and final-year medical and nursing students at 16 premier government institutions in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the United Republic...