TableĀ 1

Characteristics of articles reporting factors influencing motivation of medical students to work in rural areas following graduation

Author (year)CountryIncome group of countryStudy typeQuality of evidence (35)
Arscott-Mills 201638BotswanaUpper middle incomeMixed methodsLow quality
Bailey 201241MalawiLow incomeQualitativeVery low quality
Deressa 201210EthiopiaLow incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
Huntington 20126NepalLow incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
Kaye 201037UgandaLow incomeQualitativeVery low quality
Kotha 201245GhanaLower middle incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
Kruk 201040GhanaLower middle incomeDiscrete choice experimentLow quality
Larkins 201546Philippines
Sudan
South Africa
Lower and upper middle incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
Nallala 201539IndiaLower middle incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
Ross 200744South AfricaUpper middle incomeMixed methodsLow quality
Shankar 201242NepalLow incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
van Wyk 20109South AfricaUpper middle incomeCross-sectionalLow quality
Zimmerman 201243NepalLow incomeCross-sectionalLow quality