Indonesian medical interns' intention to practice in rural areas.

ABSTRACT: The maldistribution of physicians, especially in rural areas, remains a global public health challenge. The internship programme for medical doctors is one of the efforts undertaken to address this issue. However, evidence aiming to disentangle this persistent challenge in the Indonesian context has been scant. This study aims to identify factors influencing medical doctors' intentions to practise in rural areas and how these factors affect their decisions. We adopted a sequential explanatory mixed-method design using a validated questionnaire. Then, focus group discussions were conducted with medical doctors from three different regions (West, Central, and East) to gain in-depth understanding of motivations, intentions, and barriers to practicing in rural areas. Participants were intern d

SUBMITTER: Findyartini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442538 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature