Stated Preferences of Doctors for Choosing a Job in Rural Areas of Peru: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Doctors in Peru are five times more likely to favour a job in urban areas over rural settings. This strong preference needs to be overcome by future policies aimed at improving the scarcity of rural doctors. Some incentives, alone or combined, seem feasible and sustainable, whilst others may pose a high fiscal burden.

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Miranda JJ, Diez-Canseco F, Lema C, Lescano AG, Lagarde M, Blaauw D et al. Stated preferences of doctors for choosing a job in rural areas of Peru: a discrete choice experiment accepted. PLoS ONE. 7(12):e50567. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050567