Retention of Doctors and Dentists to Serve in Remote Areas in Indonesia: A Discrete Choice Experiment.
Anna KurniatiFerry EfendiIsmawiningsih IsmawiningsihNila MulyaniZakaria ZakariaRetno AmbarwatiHutomo Tuhu PrasetyoEndro MuljandariIrni DamayantiArif Yustian Maulana NoorLisa G McKennaIin NurlinawatiPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2024)
Scholarship, security guarantees, housing facilities, and medical facilities were the most considered factors for retaining doctors and dentists in a remote area. This study confirms the importance of a combination of interventions in maintaining doctors and dentists in remote areas. Policy options in the form of non-financial and financial intervention packages can be combined to improve their retention.