Public service motivation, public sector preference and employment of Kenyan medical doctor interns: a cross-sectional and prospective study

• Main Authors: Daniel Mbuthia (Author), Yingxi Zhao (Author), David Gathara (Author), Catia Nicodemo (Author), Gerry McGivern (Author), Jacinta Nzinga (Author), Mike English (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kenya grapples with a paradox; severe public sector workforce shortages co-exist with rising unemployment among healthcare professionals. Medical schools have increased trainee outputs, but only 45% of newly qualified/registered doctors were absorbed by the public sector during 2...