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

Table 7

Health sector student emigration potential by area of origin.

	Urban origin (%)	Rural origin (%)
Consideration given to emigration
A great deal	57	48
Some	34	37
None at all	9	15
Likelihood of emigration (% likely/very likely)
Six months after graduation	35	35
Two years after graduation	69	60
Five years after graduation	66	64
Applied for documentation
Work permit	7	6
Permanent residence	3	2
Citizenship	3	1
N	358	280