Table 4: Comparison of the motivational factors among the combined rural and urban origin students from the three universities (n=1633).
| Motivating Factors |
ROS n (%) |
UOS n (%) |
Total n (%) |
P-value |
| Combined (SMU,UKZN, UCT) |
|
|
|
|
| Parents |
168 (10.3) |
337 (20.6) |
505 (30.9) |
< 0.001* |
| Siblings |
62 (3.8) |
35 (2.1) |
97 (5.9) |
0.485 |
| Other family members |
51 (3.1) |
41 (2.5) |
92 (5.6) |
0.806 |
| Friends |
42 (2.8) |
35 (2.1) |
77 (4.7) |
0.779 |
| Mentors |
14 (0.9) |
22 (1.3) |
36 (2.2) |
0.872 |
| High school teachers |
44 (2.7) |
33 (2.0) |
77 (4.7) |
0.775 |
| University lecturers |
6 (0.4) |
12 (0.7) |
18 (1.1) |
0.905 |
| Role models |
45 (2.8) |
48 (2.9) |
93 (5.7) |
0.967 |
| Personal exposure |
164 (10.0) |
320 (19.6) |
484 (29.6) |
< 0.001* |
| Other |
58 (3.5) |
96 (5.9) |
154 (9.4) |
0.321 |
| Total |
654 (40.3) |
979 (59.7) |
1633 (100.0) |
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