All of the variables measured according to the participating nursing students (n=714)
| Variable | Intention to pursue a rural post | n (%)† | P value | |
| Yes (%)* | No (%)* | |||
| 286 (40.1) | 428 (59.9) | 714 (100.0) | N/A | |
| Personal factors | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 96 (44.0) | 122 (56.0) | 218 (30.5) | 0.150 |
| Female | 190 (38.3) | 306 (61.7) | 496 (69.5) | |
| Age | ||||
| Late adolescent (17–25 years) | 227 (41.5) | 320 (58.5) | 547 (76.6) | 0.171 |
| Early adulthood (26–35 years) | 47 (33.3) | 94 (66.7) | 141 (19.7) | |
| Late adulthood (36–45 years) | 12 (46.2) | 14 (53.8) | 26 (3.6) | |
| Class programme | ||||
| Undergraduate regular | 175 (44.6) | 217 (55.4) | 392 (54.9) | 0.004‡ |
| Profession regular | 24 (42.9) | 32 (57.1) | 56 (7.8) | |
| Undergraduate transfer | 64 (36.8) | 110 (63.2) | 174 (24.4) | |
| Profession transfer | 23 (25.0) | 69 (75.0) | 92 (12.9) | |
| Environmental factors | ||||
| Childhood residence | ||||
| Rural | 160 (42.7) | 215 (57.3) | 375 (52.5) | 0.134 |
| Urban | 126 (37.2) | 213 (62.8) | 339 (47.5) | |
| Place of origin | ||||
| Rural | 163 (43.9) | 208 (56.1) | 371 (52.0) | 0.028‡ |
| Urban | 123 (35.9) | 220 (64.1) | 343 (48.0) | |
| Parent’s income | ||||
| Less than regional minimum wages | 122 (40.9) | 176 (59.1) | 298 (41.7) | 0.919 |
| Regional minimum wages | 109 (39.4) | 168 (60.6) | 277 (38.8) | |
| More than regional minimum wages | 55 (39.6) | 84 (60.4) | 139 (19.5) | |
| Father’s occupation | ||||
| Civil servant | 99 (41.4) | 140 (58.6) | 239 (33.5) | 0.958 |
| Private employee | 12 (46.2) | 14 (53.8) | 26 (3.6) | |
| Labour/farmer | 33 (37.9) | 54 (62.1) | 87 (12.2) | |
| Entrepreneur | 106 (39.6) | 162 (60.4) | 268 (37.5) | |
| Retired | 11 (35.5) | 20 (64.5) | 31 (4.3) | |
| Others | 25 (39.7) | 38 (60.3) | 63 (8.8) | |
| Mother’s occupation | ||||
| Civil servant | 72 (42.9) | 96 (57.1) | 168 (23.5) | 0.776 |
| Private employee | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7) | 21 (2.9) | |
| Labour/farmer | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | 22 (3.1) | |
| Entrepreneur | 68 (37.6) | 113 (62.4) | 181 (25.4) | |
| Retired | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (0.6) | |
| Others | 126 (39.6) | 192 (60.4) | 318 (44.5) | |
| Father’s education | ||||
| Uneducated | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (0.4) | 0.248 |
| Elementary school | 23 (34.3) | 44 (65.7) | 67 (9.4) | |
| Junior high school | 39 (41.9) | 54 (58.1) | 93 (13.0) | |
| Senior high school | 114 (38.8) | 180 (61.2) | 294 (41.2) | |
| Undergraduate degree | 97 (40.6) | 142 (59.4) | 239 (33.5) | |
| Postgraduate degree | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | 18 (2.5) | |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Uneducated | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 5 (0.7) | 0.574 |
| Elementary school | 40 (34.2) | 77 (65.8) | 117 (16.4) | |
| Junior high school | 50 (43.1) | 66 (56.9) | 116 (16.2) | |
| Senior high school | 118 (40.4) | 174 (59.6) | 292 (40.9) | |
| Undergraduate degree | 71 (42.8) | 95 (57.2) | 166 (23.2) | |
| Postgraduate degree | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | 18 (2.5) | |
| Working experience | ||||
| Yes | 70 (41.9) | 97 (58.1) | 167 (23.4) | 0.575 |
| No | 216 (39.5) | 331 (60.5) | 547 (76.6) | |
| Policy factor | ||||
| Knowledge on Nusantara Sehat | ||||
| Knowing | 203 (37.9) | 333 (62.1) | 536 (75.2) | 0.039‡ |
| Not knowing | 83 (46.6) | 95 (53.4) | 177 (24.9) | |
*Percentage within subvariable.
†Percentage of total in variable.
‡Included in binary logistic regression.
N/A, not applicable.