Exploring migration intention among registered pharmacists in Kerala: a mixed-methods study.
Objectives: This study investigated the intention to migrate among pharmacists in Kerala and explored the factors driving pharmacist migration in Kerala. Methods: A sequential mixed-methods study was carried out to explore the intention to migrate among pharmacists in Kerala, India. A survey of 256...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 243 - 250 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=163070737&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 163070737 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09617671 1311 jtl: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice issn: 09617671 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2023 vid: 31 iid: 2 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 163070737 163070737 163070737 10.1093/ijpp/riad006 163070737 ppf: 243 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Exploring migration intention among registered pharmacists in Kerala: a mixed-methods study. aug: au: Kunnumbrath, Navaneeth Kodali, Prakash Babu affil: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala, , Kasaragod, India sug: subj: Career Mobility, International Pharmacist Attitudes Evaluation Pharmacists Psychosocial Factors India Human Multimethod Studies Quantitative Studies Qualitative Studies Interviews Univariate Statistics Logistic Regression Thematic Analysis Descriptive Statistics Age Factors Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Salaries and Fringe Benefits Pharmacy and Pharmacology Income Work Environment Respect Professional Image Conflict (Psychology) Social Behavior Public Policy ab: Objectives: This study investigated the intention to migrate among pharmacists in Kerala and explored the factors driving pharmacist migration in Kerala. Methods: A sequential mixed-methods study was carried out to explore the intention to migrate among pharmacists in Kerala, India. A survey of 256 registered pharmacists and in-depth interviews with 15 pharmacists having high migration intentions were undertaken. Quantitative data were analysed employing univariate approaches and binary logistic regression. Qualitative data were analysed employing thematic analysis. Key findings: About 44.5% (n = 114) of pharmacists expressed a high intention to migrate. Younger age of up to 30 years (AOR = 8.31, 95% CI = 2.24–30.82), more opportunities abroad (AOR = 4.28, 95% CI = 1.87–9.80), better salaries (AOR = 2.48, 95% CI = 1.04–5.95) and a general negative outlook towards a pharmacy career in Kerala (AOR = 2.83, 95% CI = 1.22–6.56) predicted a high level of intention to migrate among pharmacists. Lower incomes, working conditions, respect and recognition in the society, professional conflict and social connections were observed to be major push factors influencing pharmacists' migration intentions. Conclusions: Just under half of the registered pharmacists in Kerala has a high intention to migrate abroad. Economic factors, workplace factors, lack of opportunities, social status and so on, were influencers of the intention to migrate among pharmacists. Ensuring implementation of equitable wage policies, preventing unlicensed pharmacy practice, improving societal awareness and providing clear job roles for pharmacists with PharmD and MPharm degrees are needed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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