Table 5: Comparison of the motivational factors among rural and urban origin students per university (n=1633).
| Motivating Factors |
ROS n (%) |
UOS n (%) |
Total n (%) |
P-value |
| 1. SMU
|
|
|
|
|
| Parents |
113 (15.1) |
78 (10.5) |
191 (25.6) |
0.179 |
| Siblings |
49 (6.6) |
19 (2.5) |
68 (9.1) |
0.253 |
| Other family members |
39 (5.2) |
18 (2.4) |
57 (7.6) |
0.436 |
| Friends |
35 (4.7) |
14 (1.9) |
49 (6.6) |
0.440 |
| Mentors |
11 (1.5) |
8 (1.1) |
19 (2.6) |
0.915 |
| High school teachers |
24 (3.2) |
14 (1.9) |
38 (5.1) |
0.721 |
| University lecturers |
6 (0.8) |
9 (1.2) |
15 (2.0) |
0.914 |
| Role models |
30 (4.0) |
18 (2.4) |
48 (6.4) |
0.658 |
| Personal exposure |
113 (15.1) |
78 (10.5) |
191 (25.6) |
0.179 |
| Other |
42 (5.6) |
28 (3.8) |
70 (9.4) |
0.616 |
| Total (SMU) |
462 (61.9) |
284 (38.1) |
746 (100.0)
|
|
| 2. UKZN
|
ROS n (%) |
UOS n (%) |
Total n (%) |
P-value |
| Parents |
33 (6.8) |
120 (24.6) |
153 (31.4) |
< 0.001* |
| Siblings |
10 (2.0) |
10 (2.0) |
20 (4.1) |
1.000 |
| Other family members |
8 (1.6) |
12 (2.5) |
20 (4.1) |
0.843 |
| Friends |
6 (1.2) |
9 (1.8) |
15 (3.1) |
0.894 |
| Mentors |
2 (0.4) |
6 (1.2) |
8 (1.6) |
0.862 |
| High school teachers |
18 (3.7) |
12 (2.5) |
30 (6.1) |
0.790 |
| University lecturers |
0 (0.0) |
3 (0.6) |
3 (0.6) |
0.902 |
| Role models |
11 (2.3) |
13 (2.7) |
24 (4.9) |
0.930 |
| Personal exposure |
38 (7.8) |
138 (28.3) |
176 (36.1) |
< 0.001* |
| Other |
11 (2.3) |
28 (5.7) |
39 (8.0) |
0.447 |
| Total (UKZN) |
137 (28.1) |
351 (71.9) |
488 (100.0) |
|
| 3. UCT
|
ROS n (%) |
UOS n (%) |
Total n (%) |
P-value |
| Parents |
22 (5.5) |
139 (34.9) |
161 (40.4) |
< 0.001* |
| Siblings |
3 (0.8) |
6 (1.5) |
9 (2.3) |
0.892 |
| Other family members |
4 (1.0) |
11 (2.8) |
15 (3.8) |
0.723 |
| Friends |
1 (0.3) |
12 (3.0) |
13 (3.3) |
0.592 |
| Mentors |
1 (0.3) |
8 (2.0) |
9 (2.3) |
0.742 |
| High school teachers |
2 (0.5) |
7 (1.8) |
9 (2.3) |
0.802 |
| University lecturers |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
- |
| Role models |
4 (1.0) |
17 (4.3) |
21 (5.3) |
0.511 |
| Personal exposure |
13 (3.3) |
104 (26.1) |
117 (29.3) |
< 0.001* |
| Other |
5 (1.3) |
40 (10.0) |
45 (11.3) |
0.076 |
| Total (UCT) |
55 (13.8) |
344 (86.2) |
399 (100.0) |
|
| GRAND TOTAL |
654 (40.3) |
979 (59.7) |
1633 (100.0) |
|
ROS: Rural-Origin Students; UOS: Urban-Origin Students; P-value (Fisher Exact)