Policy interventions that attract nurses to rural areas: a multicountry discrete choice experiment
D Blaauw, E Erasmus, N Pagaiya, V Tangcharoensathein, K Mullei, S Mudhune, C Goodman, M English & M Lagarde
Volume 88, Number 5, May 2010, 350-356
Table 3. Attributes included in discrete choice experiment for assessing the effectiveness of policies to attract nurses to rural areas in Kenya, South Africa and Thailand, 2006
| Attributea | Kenya |
South Africa |
Thailand |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |||
| Facility | Dispensary Hospital |
Dispensary Hospital |
Clinic Hospital |
Clinic Hospital |
Health centre Hospital |
Health centre Hospital |
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| Salary | Local entry level +10% +20% +30% |
Local entry level | Local entry level +10% +20% +30% |
Local entry level | Local entry level +10% +20% +30% |
Local entry level | ||
| Training | No study leave 1 years’ study leave after 4 years |
No study leave 1 years’ study leave after 4 years |
6 years before study leave 2 years before study leave |
6 years before study leave 2 years before study leave |
2 weeks study leave per year 4 weeks per year |
2 weeks study leave per year 4 weeks per year |
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| Housing | Basic Superior |
None Basic |
Basic Superior |
None Basic |
Basic Superior |
None Basic |
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| Promotion | 4 years before promotion 2 years before promotion |
4 years before promotion 2 years before promotion |
2 years before promotion 1 year before promotion |
2 years before promotion 1 year before promotion |
2 years before promotion 1 year before promotion |
2 years before promotion 1 year before promotion |
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| Additional benefit | Permanent contract Short-term contract |
Permanent contract | None Car allowance |
None | Basic cover Expanded cover |
Basic cover | ||
| Workplace culture | Hierarchical Relational |
Hierarchical Relational |
Hierarchical Relational |
Hierarchical Relational |
Hierarchical Relational |
Hierarchical Relational |
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a The actual tools used contained more detailed descriptions of each attribute and level.