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October 10, 2023BMC Medical EducationOpen Access

Why move abroad? Factors influencing migration intentions of final year students of health-related disciplines in Nigeria

Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo Blessing Pelumi Oladejo Bolade Kehinde Afolabi Ayomide Damilola Osungbade P. Anyanwu Ikeme Shaibu-Ekha

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Most respondents had the intention to migrate abroad after graduation and this could be attributed to the desire for specialist training and their attitude towards practising in Nigeria. Interventions aimed at improving specialist training in Nigeria and incentivizing health care practice may reduce migration trends among Nigeria's health professionals in training.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf14e6b0e358421d4f386a https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04683-6

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