Table 2 Characteristics of institutions and nursing students in three different type of school
From: Factors associated with the choice of public health service among nursing students in Thailand
Characteristics | MOPH | MOE | Private | All groups | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institutions | |||||
Observations | 15 | 11 | 10 | 36 | |
School location | |||||
% Outside BKK | 93.3 | 72.7 | 60.0 | 22.2 | 0.129 |
% BKK & Vicinity | 6.7 | 27.3 | 40.0 | 77.8 | |
% Schools with admission policy focusing on geographical difficulties | 93.3 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 52.8 | <0.001 |
% staff with PhD degree | 9.4 | 37.1 | 13.0 | 18.1 | <0.001 |
Median % of budget funded by government | 66.8 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 0.751 |
Median pass rate (final exam) in 2011 | 96.7 | 86.4 | 64.0 | 88.9 | 0.010 |
Median pass rate (1stnational licensing exam) in 2011 | 49.0 | 59.8 | 24.2 | 45.5 | 0.003 |
Nursing students | |||||
Observations | 1308 | 1139 | 902 | 3349 | |
Mean age | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.0 | <0.001 |
% Female | 93.9 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 94.8 | 0.209 |
% living in rural area during childhood | 54.3 | 45.1 | 48.6 | 46.6 | <0.001 |
% Admission | |||||
by National entrance | 66.3 | 32.6 | 29.3 | 44.9 | <0.001 |
by Direct admission | 26.0 | 49.3 | 66.4 | 44.8 | |
by Local demand | 6.9 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 7.5 | |
by Special talent | 0.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | |
% Funding source | |||||
Government scholarship | 16.3 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 11.7 | <0.001 |
NGO scholarship | 22.4 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 14.5 | |
Self & Family Support | 47.9 | 53.0 | 50.3 | 50.3 | |
Any loans | 13.4 | 24.7 | 36.9 | 23.5 | |
% School location | |||||
Outside BKK | 80.6 | 63.5 | 50.4 | 66.7 | <0.001 |
BKK & vicinity | 19.4 | 36.5 | 49.6 | 33.4 | |
Expenditure on tuition fees (Median in Thai Bahtb) | 200,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 | 250,000 | <0.001 |
% reporting a financial burden | 30.6 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 0.141 |