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Table 3 Questionnaire significant associations

From: Giving Back: A mixed methods study of the contributions of US-Based Nigerian physicians to home country health systems

 

Any Donation in the previous Year

Any Medical Service Trip in the previous 10 years

Stated desire to relocate to Nigeria

Stated likelihood of relocating to Nigeria

Impression of training in Nigeria

0.046

0.033

--

 

Frequency of encounters with Nigerian professionals

0.024

0.001

--

--

Frequency of correspondence with Nigerian medical institutions

--

0.010

--

--

Amount of time spent in Nigeria (out of previous 2 years)

0.025

0.002

--

0.020

Number of medical service trips to Nigeria in previous 10 years

0.029

 

--

---

Perceived likelihood of medical trips in next 2 years

--

0.009

<0.001

0.002

Perception of method of contribution to Nigeria

--

--

<0.001

 

Perceived effectiveness of Nigerian medical agencies

 

0.039

  

Perception of impact of practice in Nigeria

--

--

<0.001

0.002

Perception of presence (or absence) of sufficient physical security for medical practice in Nigeria

--

0.005

--

----

Perception of presence (or absence) of economic security for medical practice in Nigeria

--

--

 

0.031

Stated desire to relocate to Nigeria

--

--

 

<0.001

Stated likelihood of relocating to Nigeria

0.008

---

<0.001

 
  1. Values computed using Fisher’s exact test. Non-significant values excluded