Table 1 Factors influencing health care professionals' intent to migrate, reason for migrating and willingness to remain in their home country. Source: Vujicic M, Zurn P, Diallo K, Orvill A, Dal Poz MR 2004 http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/2/1/3.
From: The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context
| For what reasons do you intend to leave your home country? | For what reasons did you leave your home country? | What would make you remain in your home country? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
Upgrade qualifications (85%) Gain experience (80%) Lack of promotion (80%) Living conditions (80%) |
Recruited (29%) Gain experience (28%) Better pay (27%) Living conditions (19%) |
Salary (68%) Continuing education (67%) Working environment (64%) Health care system management (55%) |
| Ghana |
Gain experience (86%) Lack of promotion (86%) Despondency (86%) Living conditions, Economic decline (71%) |
Salary (81%) Work environment (64%) Fringe benefits (77%) Resources in health sector (70%) | |
| Senegal |
Salary (89%) N/a N/a N/a |
Work environment (n/a) Salary (n/a) Better career path (n/a) Benefits (n/a) | |
| South Africa |
Gain experience (43%) Violence and crime (38%) Heavy workload (41%) Declining health service (38%) |
Salary (78%) Work environment (68%) Fringe benefits (66%) Workload (59%) | |
| Uganda |
Salary (72%) Living conditions (41%) Upgrade qualifications (38%) Gain experience (24%) |
Salary (55%) Economic decline (55%) Save money (54%) Declining health service (53%) |
Salary (84%) Fringe benefits (54%) Work environment (36%) Workload (30%) |
| Zimbabwe | All factors | All factors | All factors |