Journal article
Investigating the emigration intention of health care workers: A cross-sectional study
Nursing open, Vol.11(5), e2170
05/2024
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2170
PMCID: PMC11109476
PMID: 38773757
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Abstract
To (1) explore the intramigration experience of HCWs within Nigeria, (2) explore the migration intention of health care workers (HCWs) in Nigeria and (3) identify the predictors of migration intention among HCWs in Nigeria.
Cross-sectional study.
The online survey was used to collect data from 513 HCWs in Nigeria between May and June 2023. Crude and adjusted logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with emigration intention. Analyses were performed on SPSS version 26 at a 95% confidence interval.
The study found that 34.4% had intramigration experience, and the rate of intention to emigrate to work in another country was 80.1%. The United Kingdom was the most preferred destination (109 HCWs), followed by Canada (92 HCWs) and the United States (82 HCWs). At the multivariate level, emigration intention was associated with the experience of burnout and duration of practice as a HCW. Nurses had higher emigration intentions than medical doctors.
Many HCWs in Nigeria appear to have emigration intent, and nurses are more likely to be willing to migrate than doctors. The Nigerian government may want to explore strategies to reverse the emigration intent of the HCWs in Nigeria.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Investigating the emigration intention of health care workers: A cross-sectional study
- Creators
- Oluwaseun Abdulganiyu Badru - University of IowaTunde Adeyemo Alabi - University of LagosSamuel Sijibomi Okerinde - Lagos University Teaching HospitalMuhammad Auwal Kabir - Bayero University KanoAisha Abdulrazaq - Sokoto State UniversityOluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo - University of IowaFatai Adesina Badru - University of Lagos
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nursing open, Vol.11(5), e2170
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1002/nop2.2170
- PMID
- 38773757
- PMCID
- PMC11109476
- eISSN
- 2054-1058
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2024
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984628236902771
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