1. Adherence to quality management practices in faith-based hospitals in Ghana: The perspective of healthcare managers
Samuel Kofi Agyei, Emmanuel Kumah, Samuel E. Ankomah, Godfred Otchere, Peter Agyei-Baffour
Social Sciences & Humanities Open  vol: 10  first page: 101052  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101052

2. Global Brain Drain: How Can the Maslow Theory of Motivation Improve Our Understanding of Physician Migration?
Lena Dohlman, Matthew DiMeglio, Jihane Hajj, Krzysztof Laudanski
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 16  issue: 7  first page: 1182  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071182

3. Scaling surgical care capacity in Nigeria: a narrative review of current practices and innovations in rural surgical workforce development
Oluchi Uma, Temilola Aderemi, Christabel Uche-Orji, Sophia Okeke, Adebayo Falola, Olajire Ajegbemika, Oluwadabira Adewara, Amarachi Anyiam, Inioluwa Joshua, Uchechi Okorafor, Erica Mann
BMC Surgery  vol: 26  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12893-025-03394-7

4. Task-shifting and the recruitment and retention of eye care workers in under-served areas: a qualitative study of optometrists’ motivation in Ghana and Scotland
Joel G. Somerville, Niall C. Strang, Sven Jonuscheit
Primary Health Care Research & Development  vol: 25  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1017/S1463423624000185

5. Identifying Occupational and Non-Occupational Factors Affecting the Retention of Health Care Employees in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Study
Masoud Khosravipour, Payam Khanlari, Mohammad Reza Jafari
Journal of Ergonomics  vol: 9  issue: 1  first page: 15  year: 2021  
doi: 10.30699/jergon.9.1.15

6. Research barriers in the Global South: Mexico
Alejandro Quiroga-Garza, Andrea N Garza-Cisneros, Rodrigo E Elizondo-Omaña, Jose F Vilchez-Cavazos, Roberto Montes de-Oca-Luna, Eliud Villarreal-Silva, Santos Guzman-Lopez, Jose G Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Journal of Global Health  vol: 12  year: 2022  
doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.03032

7. Development of a bovine continuing education program for early-career veterinarians to address clinical service shortage
Angel Abuelo, Sabine Mann
Journal of Dairy Science  vol: 106  issue: 4  first page: 3043  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3168/jds.2022-22800

8. Exploring preference for, and uptake of, rural medical internships, a key issue for supporting rural training pathways
Matthew R. McGrail, Belinda G. O’Sullivan, Deborah J. Russell, Muntasirur Rahman
BMC Health Services Research  vol: 20  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05779-1

9. We say we are doing primary health care but we're not: Remote area nurses’ perspectives on the challenges of providing primary health care services
Kylie McCullough, Sara Bayes, Lisa Whitehead, Anne Williams, Vicki Cope
Collegian  vol: 28  issue: 5  first page: 534  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2021.02.006

10. Retention of medical officers in the district health services of the Western Cape, South Africa: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study
Robert J. Mash, Werner Viljoen, Steve Swartz, Mumtaz Abbas, Leigh Wagner, Herma Steyn, Gavin Hendricks, Dusica Stapar, Andrew Williams, Adeloye Adeniji, Johan Schoevers, Paul Kapp
South African Family Practice  vol: 64  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.4102/safp.v64i1.5467

11. Work-Related Pull Factors and Mechanisms for Attracting Internal Migrants to the Kaliningrad Region
Ksenia Yu. Voloshenko, Anna V. Lialina, Yulia Yu. Farafonova, Anna A. Novikova
REGIONOLOGY  vol: 31  issue: 1  first page: 143  year: 2023  
doi: 10.15507/2413-1407.122.031.202301.143-165

12. The Impact of Telehealth Integration on Rural Health care Professional Retention and Job Satisfaction
Skanda Kaushik, Ally Memedovich, Becky Skidmore, Fiona Clement
Telemedicine and e-Health  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1177/15305627251395130

13. Contribution of the veterinary profession to the Australian animal health surveillance system and opportunities for future contributions
Marta Hernandez-Jover, Emma Davis, Lynne Hayes, Jennifer Manyweathers, Yiheyis Maru, Robert Woodgate
Preventive Veterinary Medicine  vol: 226  first page: 106172  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106172

14. Contribution of the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine to a socially accountable health workforce
Amy Clithero-Eridon, Danielle Albright, Cameron Crandall, Andrew Ross
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  vol: 11  issue: 1  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1962

15. Retention of medical officers in district health services, South Africa: a descriptive survey
Robert Mash, Beverley Williams, Dusica Stapar, Gavin Hendricks, Herma Steyn, Johann Schoevers, Leigh Wagner, Mumtaz Abbas, Paul Kapp, Stefanie Perold, Steve Swartz, Werner Viljoen, Muideen Bello
BJGP Open  vol: 6  issue: 4  first page: BJGPO.2022.0047  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0047

16. Residence-based inequalities in health facility delivery among women in sub-Saharan Africa
Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Precious Adade Duodu, Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
International Health  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihag030

17. Factors influencing choice of residency program among medical intern doctors and medical students: a cross-sectional survey
Ali Al Ajmi, Masoud Kashoub, Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi, Mohammed Al Rashdi, Moza AlHussaini, Arwa Alsaidi, Mohammed Al Rawahi, Abdullah M. Al Alawi
BMC Medical Education  vol: 25  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-06576-8

18. Factors affecting retention in the Philippine National Rural Physician Deployment Program from 2012 to 2019: a mixed methods study
Erika Louise L. Flores, Edric Matthew R. Manahan, Miguel Paulo B. Lacanilao, Isabella Ma. Beatriz T. Ladaw, Mico Martin B. Mallillin, Nikolai Thadeus Q. Mappatao, Juan Alfonso Leonardia, Veincent Christian F. Pepito
BMC Health Services Research  vol: 21  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07219-0

19. Longitudinal assessment of an Ebola vaccine trial understanding among healthcare providers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Trésor Zola Matuvanga, Ynke Larivière, Gwen Lemey, Bernard Isekah Osang'ir, Joachim Mariën, Solange Milolo, Rachel Meta, Junior Matangila, Vivi Maketa, Patrick Mitashi, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden, Hypolite Muhindo-Mavoko, Pierre Van Damme
Vaccine  vol: 42  issue: 3  first page: 481  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.12.076

20. Scope, significance and sustaining the midwifery profession in Indonesia: Commentary
Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Giyawati Yulilania Okinarum, Mumtihana Muchlis, Ari Indra Susanti, Lani Gumilang, Victor Abiola Adepoju, Lisa McKenna
Midwifery  vol: 142  first page: 104286  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104286

21. Visualizing the drivers of an effective health workforce: a detailed, interactive logic model
Serena Sonderegger, Sara Bennett, Veena Sriram, Ummekulsoom Lalani, Shreya Hariyani, Timothy Roberton
Human Resources for Health  vol: 19  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s12960-021-00570-7

22. Prevention and control of cardiovascular disease in “real-world” settings: sustainable implementation of effective policies
Shanthi Mendis, Ian Graham
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine  vol: 11  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1380809

23. Why do graduates choose to work in a less attractive specialty? A cross-sectional study on the role of personal values and expectations
Van Anh Thi Nguyen, Karen D. Könings, E. Pamela Wright, Giang Bao Kim, Hoat Ngoc Luu, Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer
Human Resources for Health  vol: 18  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1186/s12960-020-00474-y

24. A Paradigm Model for Attracting and Retaining Healthcare Professionals in Tehran Hospitals: A Study in Iran
Sam Saghari, Mahboobeh Safavi, Nader Khalesi, Abasat Mirzaei, Amin Ghasem Begloo
Indian Journal of Public Health  vol: 70  issue: 1  first page: 65  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_518_23

25. Factors Impacting the Recruitment and Retention of Nurses in Nigeria: Systematic Review
Felix Bomide
African Journal of Health, Nursing and Midwifery  vol: 7  issue: 3  first page: 30  year: 2024  
doi: 10.52589/AJHNM-6E05AYKL

26. Decomposing the urban–rural inequalities in the utilisation of maternal health care services: evidence from 27 selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oduse Samuel, Temesgen Zewotir, Delia North
Reproductive Health  vol: 18  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01268-8

27. Sustainability in Healthcare: An Investigation into Dynamic Employee Recruitment, Engagement and Retention
Karen C. E., Jennifer F.
British Journal of Management and Marketing Studies  vol: 7  issue: 3  first page: 31  year: 2024  
doi: 10.52589/BJMMS-B7DCYMNV

28. Web-Based Development of Standard Operating Procedures and Midwifery Trainings at Ugandan Birth Clinic in the Framework of Implementing a Quality Improvement System for the MEWU—Midwife Exchange with Uganda
Lea Stubbe, Anja Philippeit, Jill Philippeit, Laura Kaukemüller, Markus Kruppa, Marie Sunder-Plassmann, Alicia Ruppert, Peter Hillemanns, Jerome Mugisha, Rüdiger Klapdor
Women's Health Reports  vol: 5  issue: 1  first page: 775  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1089/whr.2024.0068

29. Development and Implementation of a Mobile Phone–Based Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV Cascade Analysis Tool: Usability and Feasibility Testing in Kenya and Mozambique
Nami Kawakyu, Ruth Nduati, Khátia Munguambe, Joana Coutinho, Nancy Mburu, Georgina DeCastro, Celso Inguane, Andrew Zunt, Neil Abburi, Kenneth Sherr, Sarah Gimbel
JMIR mHealth and uHealth  vol: 7  issue: 5  first page: e13963  year: 2019  
doi: 10.2196/13963

30. Understanding the professional factors that impact the retention of pathology workers in regional, rural and remote Australia
Kirrily Werth, Tiana Gurney
Australian Journal of Rural Health  vol: 32  issue: 6  first page: 1185  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/ajr.13191

31. Retention of physicians and surgeons in rural areas—what works?
Shireen Kumar, Bridget Clancy
Journal of Public Health  vol: 43  issue: 4  first page: e689  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa031

32. Factors influencing the decision of GHANAIAN optometry students to practice in rural areas after graduation
Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Kyei, Vandyke Bright Okyere, Sampson Listowell Abu
BMC Medical Education  vol: 18  issue: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1302-3

33. Usability of Augmented Reality Technology in Situational Telementorship for Managing Clinical Scenarios: Quasi-Experimental Study
Dung T Bui, Tony Barnett, Ha Hoang, Winyu Chinthammit
JMIR Medical Education  vol: 9  first page: e47228  year: 2023  
doi: 10.2196/47228

34. Overview of Retention Strategies for Medical Doctors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Their Effectiveness: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Norehan Jinah, Ili Abdullah Sharin, Pangie Bakit, Izzuan Khirman Adnan, Kun Yun Lee
JMIR Research Protocols  vol: 13  first page: e52938  year: 2024  
doi: 10.2196/52938

35. Conscientious objection to medical assistance in dying in rural/remote nursing
Julia Panchuk, Lorraine M Thirsk
Nursing Ethics  vol: 28  issue: 5  first page: 766  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1177/0969733020976185

36. Health-care worker retention in post-conflict settings: a systematic literature review
Tracy Kuo Lin, Kalin Werner, Mohini Kak, Christopher H Herbst
Health Policy and Planning  vol: 38  issue: 1  first page: 109  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1093/heapol/czac090

37. The Retention Factors among Nurses in Rural and Remote Areas: Lessons from the Community Health Practitioners in South Korea
Hyejin Park, Kyung Ja June
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing  vol: 33  issue: 3  first page: 269  year: 2022  
doi: 10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.3.269

38. A plea for urgent action: Addressing the critical shortage of cardiothoracic surgical workforce in the COSECSA region
Abebe Bekele, Barnabas Tobi Alayande, Dereje Gulilat, Russell E. White, Girma Tefera, Eric Borgstein
World Journal of Surgery  vol: 48  issue: 9  first page: 2187  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1002/wjs.12278

39. Understanding HRH recruitment in post-conflict settings: an analysis of central-level policies and processes in Timor-Leste (1999–2018)
Maria Paola Bertone, Joao S. Martins, Sara M. Pereira, Tim Martineau, Alvaro Alonso-Garbayo
Human Resources for Health  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1186/s12960-018-0325-5

40. Development of an eHealth Readiness Assessment Framework for Botswana and Other Developing Countries: Interview Study
Kabelo Leonard Mauco, Richard Ernest Scott, Maurice Mars
JMIR Medical Informatics  vol: 7  issue: 3  first page: e12949  year: 2019  
doi: 10.2196/12949

41. A challenging entanglement: health care providers’ perspectives on caring for ill and injured tourists on Cozumel Island, Mexico
Leon Hoffman, Valorie A. Crooks, Jeremy Snyder
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1080/17482631.2018.1479583

42. Leadership in federally qualified health centers: examining recruitment and retention in rural Oklahoma
Courtney Hamby, Carissa R. Smock
Leadership in Health Services  vol: 38  issue: 1  first page: 84  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1108/LHS-06-2024-0054

43. Assessing the Integration of Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care in Colombia
Sergio M. Castro, Leonardo Cubillos, José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo, Fernando Suárez-Obando, Andrea Meier, John A. Naslund, Sophia M. Bartels, Makeda J. Williams, Magda Cepeda, William C. Torrey, Lisa A. Marsch, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research  vol: 47  issue: 3  first page: 435  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1007/s10488-019-01002-4

44. Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll
Henry Zakumumpa, Joseph Rujumba, Woldekidan Amde, Respicius Shumbusho Damian, Everd Maniple, Freddie Ssengooba
Health Policy and Planning  vol: 36  issue: 9  first page: 1397  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1093/heapol/czab077

45. Medically underserved areas: are primary care teams efficient at attracting and retaining general practitioners?
Guillaume Chevillard, Julien Mousquès
Social Science & Medicine  vol: 287  first page: 114358  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114358

46. Global nurse shortages—the facts, the impact and action for change
Vari M Drennan, Fiona Ross
British Medical Bulletin  vol: 130  issue: 1  first page: 25  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz014

47. Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates
Peter Meyers, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Stephen Petterson, Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, Andrew Bazemore
Journal of Graduate Medical Education  vol: 12  issue: 6  first page: 717  year: 2020  
doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-20-00122.1

48. Factores e intervenciones que inciden en las condiciones y medio ambiente de trabajo para incrementar la atracción, captación y retención de recursos humanos en salud en el primer nivel de atención de áreas rurales, remotas o desatendidas
María Eugenia Esandi, Laura Antonietti, Zulma Ortiz, Malhi Cho, Isabel Duré, Ludovic Reveiz, Fernando Menezes
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública  vol: 44  first page: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2020.112

49. Exploring recent trends (2014–21) in preferencing and accepting Queensland medical internships in rural hospitals
Matthew McGrail, Torres Woolley, Janani Pinidiyapathirage, Kath Paton, Deborah Smith, Kay Brumpton, Peta-Ann Teague
BMC Health Services Research  vol: 24  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10683-z

50. Mobile-Social Learning for Continuing Professional Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Integrative Review
Dominique Guillaume, Erica Troncoso, Brenice Duroseau, Julia Bluestone, Judith Fullerton
JMIR Medical Education  vol: 8  issue: 2  first page: e32614  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2196/32614

51. Addressing health issues and accessibility in Elttondoub village, Sudan: Perspectives from community leaders
Ammar Elgadi, Reem Mustafa, Sara Muddathir, Sara Altraifi, Amar Shikhidris, Omar Abusalih, Omer Algali, Omer Hamid, Omer Omer, Alzhraa Hyder, Zahra Dafaalla, Zeinab Eltayeb, Zainab Mohammed, Sara Abdellateef, Sara Ali, Saria Tageldein, Sujood Fathi, Saeed Khalifa
Medicine  vol: 104  issue: 30  first page: e43640  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000043640