Factors influencing Ghanaian midwifery students' willingness to work in rural areas: A computerized survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 834-841

  Lori, Jody R ^a   Rominski, Sarah ^a   Richardson, John ^a   Agyei Baffour, Peter ^b   Kweku, Nakua Emmanuel ^b   Gyakobo, Mawuli ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c Dodowa Health Research Centre   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; Health care workforce; Midwifery; Recruitment; Retention; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GHANA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING STUDENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

DATA COLLECTION; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; NURSE MIDWIVES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84863108460     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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