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ABSTRACT
Background: Globally, Africa lost about one-third of its human capital and is still losing its skilled manpower at an increasing rate. One in three African university graduates live and work outside Africa. There are currently more than one million Africans working outside Africa. There is a cluster of countries in Southern Africa that are undergoing a deep crisis: few health workers, high HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis burden, poorly performing health systems, and the highest rate of migration anywhere in the world. Objectives: To assess the factors influencing brain drain amongst medical personnel in Benin City, Edo State, and identify the strategies to mitigate brain drain among medical personnel to make suggestions to minimize brain drain in Benin City. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was utilized for this study. Four hundred and two participants were selected using a stratified sampling technique. Data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire comprisingopen and closed-ended questions. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25.0 with a p < 0.05 which was considered significant. Results: The mean age group of the respondents was 31.9(±7.5) years. Most of the respondents identified low occupational income (82.6%), shortage of medical manpower (68.9%), and insecurity (66.4%) as important push factors for brain drain. The majority of the respondents identified high occupational income (82.1%), better working environment (83.3%), and greater occupational advancement (78.4%) as important pull factors. About half of the respondents (53.7%) identified the positive effect of brain drain on the institution and individual. Almost all the respondents (99.3%) identified positive strategies to combat brain drain. Conclusion: The majority of the respondents had positive impacts and coping strategies. The major contributors were the working personnel. Keywords: brain drain, impact, experience.
