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The socioeconomic impact of rural-origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 61 , issue 5 , 2019 , pages: 184–189

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1647006

Author(s): Richard Gavin McGregor Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa , Andrew John Ross College of Health Sciences Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa , Ganzamungu Zihindula Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa

Keywords: education , HCPs , rural areas , socioeconomic impact , South Africa , UYDF , youth

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Abstract

Background: Studies documenting the socioeconomic impact of education leading to employment of rural youth, specifically in the healthcare professions, are lacking. The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) is an NGO that provides financial support for rural students to train as healthcare professionals (HCPs) as a way of addressing staff shortages at rural hospitals. The aim of this study was to understand the social and economic impact on individuals and their families of qualifying as an HCP and being employed at a rural district hospital

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