The Brain Drain Potential of Students in the African Health and Nonhealth Sectors

Table 12

Student attitudes towards government retention policies.

	Health sector students (%)	Other students (%)
Government is completely justified or justified to
Require citizens to complete national/public service before enrolling at institutions of higher; learning	31	42
Require citizens who have received government bursaries for education to complete some form; of national service	60	57
Require citizens to work in the country for several years after completion of their education	32	43
Require citizens to pay taxes on all income earned outside of country	25	35
Require citizens to pay a larger share of their income in taxes	25	28
Require citizens to serve in the armed forces in cases of national emergency	29	32
Limit the amount of money you may send out of the country	24	37
Migration will be much more likely/more likely if government
Makes it more difficult to emigrate	37	31
Requires new graduates to do one-year national service in their area of expertise	38	38
Allows people to hold only one passport	30	31
Increases the fees for emigration	26	27
To stop emigration, government should do the following
Encourage economic development	89	85
Encourage the return of qualified professionals	60	60
Discourage other countries from employing emigrants	24	30
Prohibit it	24	30
N	609	7,124