Jessup Belinda, Tran Nga, Stevens Terri, Barnett Tony
Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2023 Oct;31(5):944-956. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13027. Epub 2023 Aug 7.
To describe longitudinal trends in the admission and completion of domestic Tasmanian rural origin students in health courses at the University of Tasmania (UTAS).
A retrospective audit of records for all domestic Tasmanian students admitted to, or who completed a health course offered by UTAS between 2011 and 2020 was conducted. Data extracted from student records included gender, age, Indigenous background, rural origin (based on residential address outside of Launceston or Hobart at the time of application), health discipline, year of admission and/or completion. Data were analysed in STATA.
Between 2011 and 2020, 7516 domestic Tasmanian students were admitted to health courses at UTAS, of which 22.6% were rural origin (vs. a rural population of 36.7%). Students admitted were mostly female (77.0%) and studying nursing (51.1%). Rural origin students were more likely to study at the regional campus in Launceston than in Hobart, the capital city (OR, 3.79 [3.4-4.3, p < 0.00]). Over this same period, 5086 students completed a health course. There was little difference in completion rates among regional vs. rural origin students (OR, 1.04 [1.0-1.1, p < 0.00]); however, completion rates decreased with increasing remoteness. Indigenous and male students were less likely to complete than non-Indigenous (OR, 0.73 [0.7-0.8, p < 0.05]) and female students (OR, 0.97 [1.0-1.0, p < 0.05]) respectively.
Tasmanian rural origin students are admitted to a range of health courses at UTAS and many complete. However, additional measures are needed to attract a greater number of local rural origin students to study health courses and to support them through to course completion.
描述塔斯马尼亚州本地农村生源学生在塔斯马尼亚大学（UTAS）健康课程的入学及结业情况的纵向趋势。
对2011年至2020年间被UTAS录取或完成该校提供的健康课程的所有塔斯马尼亚州本地学生的记录进行回顾性审核。从学生记录中提取的数据包括性别、年龄、原住民背景、农村生源（根据申请时在朗塞斯顿或霍巴特以外的居住地址确定）、健康学科、入学年份和/或结业年份。数据在STATA中进行分析。
2011年至2020年间，7516名塔斯马尼亚州本地学生被UTAS的健康课程录取，其中22.6%为农村生源（而农村人口占比为36.7%）。录取的学生大多为女性（77.0%），且大多在学习护理专业（51.1%）。农村生源学生在朗塞斯顿的地区校区学习的可能性高于在首府霍巴特（优势比，3.79 [3.4 - 4.3，p < 0.00]）。在同一时期，5086名学生完成了健康课程。地区学生与农村生源学生的结业率差异不大（优势比，1.04 [1.0 - 1.1，p < 0.00]）；然而，结业率随着偏远程度的增加而降低。原住民学生和男生完成课程的可能性分别低于非原住民学生（优势比，0.73 [0.7 - 0.8，p < 0.05]）和女生（优势比，0.97 [1.0 - 1.0，p < 0.05]）。
塔斯马尼亚州农村生源学生被UTAS的一系列健康课程录取，且许多学生完成了学业。然而，需要采取额外措施吸引更多本地农村生源学生学习健康课程，并支持他们直至课程结业。
