Policy interventions that attract nurses to rural areas: a multicountry discrete choice experiment

• DOI: 10.2471/blt.09.072918
• Publication Date: 2010-05-06T09:18:22Z
• Authors: D Blaauw; E Erasmus; N Pagaiya; V Tangcharoensathein; K Mullei; S Mudhune; C Goodman; M English; M Lagarde
• Keywords: Mixed logit; Economic shortage; Rural Health

Une traduction en français de ce résumé figure à la fin l'article.Al final del artículo se facilita una traducción al español. ‫املقالة.‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫الكامل‬ ‫النص‬ ‫نهاية‬ ‫يف‬ ‫الخالصة‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫الرتجمة‬Objective To evaluate the relative effectiveness of different policies in attracting nurses to rural areas Kenya, South Africa and Thailand using data from a discrete choice experiment (DCE).Methods A labelled DCE was designed model both financial non-financial strategies attract areas.Data were collected over 300 graduating nursing students each country.Mixed logit models used for analysis predict uptake posts under incentive combinations.Findings Nurses' preferences human resource policy interventions varied significantly between three countries.In Kenya Africa, better educational opportunities or allowances would be most effective increasing posts, while health insurance coverage have greatest impact.Conclusion DCEs can help policy-makers choose more address staff shortages areas.Intervention packages tailored local conditions are likely than standardized global approaches.