Factors affecting intent to immigration among Iranian health workers in 2016
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Loss of human resources in the health sector through migration has caused many problems in the delivery of healthcare services in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine factors influencing intention to migrate in skilled human resources in Iran's healthcare sector. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2016 in Iran. The study population included health sector human resources at the Tehran and Iran University of Medical Sciences. Using multi-stage cluster sampling, 827 people were selected for participation. Participants included four groups: hospital staff, health workers, medical students, and postgraduate students (Masters and PhD). Data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive parameters, chi-square and logistic regression test using SPSS version 18. RESULTS: Inclination to migrate, in the study population, was 54.77%. There was a significant relationship between inclination to migrate and age, work experience, employment status, marital status, familiarity with a foreign language, foreign language skills, foreign language courses, having relatives or family living abroad, and prior experience of being abroad (p<0.05). The most important factors influencing inclination to migrate were: reaching out for better life (81.92±21.95), interdisciplinary discrimination (80.83±20.75), and experience of living and studying abroad. (80.55±18.12). CONCLUSION: Considering the high rate of intention to emigrate in the studied population (54.77%), a lot of whom will emigrate if their situation is ready, it can be a serious problem for the health system in the near future in which it will face lack of skilled health workers, and so requires more attention of health sector authorities
Authors and Affiliations
Heshmatollah Asadi, Batoul Ahmadi, Saharnaz Nedjat, Ali Akbari Sari, Hasan Abolghasem Gorji, Gholamhossein Salehi Zalani
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