Table 5 Regression analysis of factors predicting job preference of Thai nursing students
From: Factors associated with the choice of public health service among nursing students in Thailand
(Model 1) | (Model 2) | (Model 3) | (Model 4) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intend to work in the public sector immediately after graduation | Intend to work in the public sector 5 years after graduation | Average score for “good income” as a reason for choosing a job | Composite index for attitude towards working in rural areas | |||||
OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | Coeff (SE) | p value | Coeff (SE) | p value | |
MOPH (vs Private) | 13.184 (10.454−16.628) | <0.001 | 3.393 (2.786−4.132) | <0.001 | −0.258 (0.048) | <0.001 | −0.105 (0.085) | 0.217 |
MOE (vs Private) | 6.015 (4.899−7.385) | <0.001 | 2.199 (1.823−2.654) | <0.001 | −0.159 (0.047) | 0.001 | −0.083 (0.084) | 0.324 |
Local recruitment (vs National entrance) | 0.996 (0.831−1.194) | 0.968 | 1.083 (0.925−1.268) | 0.322 | −0.059 (0.038) | 0.124 | 0.188 (0.068) | 0.005 |
Rural domicile during childhood (vs Not) | 1.218 (1.025−1.448) | 0.025 | 1.317 (1.134−1.530) | <0.001 | −0.123 (0.036) | 0.001 | 0.171 (0.064) | 0.008 |
Female (vs Male) | 2.056 (1.422−2.972) | <0.001 | 1.818 (1.311−2.522) | <0.001 | −0.132 (0.082) | 0.109 | 0.465 (0.145) | 0.001 |
Aged over 25y old (vs < 25y) | 1.398 (0.818−1.391) | 0.221 | 0.873 (0.528−1.443) | 0.597 | −0.211 (0.127) | 0.099 | −0.293 (0.224) | 0.191 |
Motivated by money ranking score | 0.723 (0.666−0.745) | <0.001 | 0.933 (0.868−1.002) | 0.057 | −0.134 (0.031) | <0.001 | ||
Had financial burden (vs Not) | 0.823 (0.681−0.995) | 0.044 | 1.010 (0.856−1.192) | 0.907 | −0.062 (0.040) | 0.126 | 0.087 (0.071) | 0.222 |
Constant | ||||||||
Observations | 3150 | 3156 | 3219 | 3183 | ||||
Pseudo R-squared | 0.190 | 0.048 | 0.015 | 0.018 | ||||
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||