Migration intentions among nursing students in a low-middle-income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migration among skilled labour has been noted as one of the major issues in recent times, especially among health workers. Data from the United Nations show that almost two thirds of people migrating are labor migrants and international migrants constitute 3.5% of the global migration population. Out of the millions of people who migrate across the globe, health workers, especially nurses form a greater portion of these numbers. This study explored nursing students' intention to migrate to other countries after completing their programs.

Method

A descriptive cross-sectional design approach was adopted using self-administered questionnaire that contain aspects of open-ended questions. A sample size of 226 nursing students were recruited using convenient sampling te

SUBMITTER: Laari CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256540 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature