Discovering the real world : health workers' career choices and early work experience in Ethiopia /

The Ethiopian health sector faces a number of challenges related to human resources, including geographical imbalances in the distribution of health workers, problems with job satisfaction, and a high willingness to migrate abroad. To address these challenges with appropriate policies, more empirica...

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Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Serra, Danila
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010
Series:World Bank working paper ; no. 191.
Africa Region human development series.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Background and Method; CHAPTER 3 Health Workers' Activities and Distribution; CHAPTER 4 Job Characteristics, Job Preferences, and Satisfaction; CHAPTER 5 The Choice between Rural and Urban Posting; CHAPTER 6 Likelihood of Migration Abroad; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion; APPENDIX A Survey Methodology; APPENDIX B Job Search; APPENDIX C Differences in Facility Infrastructure between Urban and Rural Locations; APPENDIX D Contingent Valuation Question for Rural versus Urban Job