Willingness to work in rural areas and associated factors among graduating health students at the University of Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many of the rural areas in developing countries are still in need access to quality healthcare services. To ensure the fair distribution of a high-quality health workforce and the availability of health services, there is a need to assess the background barriers that explain why healthcare providers are not interested to work in rural areas, thereby setting strategies to achieve universal health coverage. Therefore, this study is aimed to assess the willingness to work in rural areas and associated factors among health students at the University of Gondar.

Methods

An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Gondar from August 15 to 25, 2021. A total of 422 study participants were selected using a stratified random sampling techniq

SUBMITTER: Getachew B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9586395 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature