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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The Nursing workforce shortages are an issue of international interest, with the gap between demand for services and limited supply of nurses widening. This has created in unbalanced health care system, with insufficient amount of nurses in many developing countries and overdependence on international nurses in developed countries. This is a matter of global importance. To combat this shortage and imbalance, certain measures have to be put in place, especially in developing countries like Nigeria to overcome this crisis. OBJECTIVES: To assess the perspectives, determinants and interventions necessary towards migration among nursing students in the University of Benin in view to provide a scientific basis to help the government provide solutions to the depleting nursing work force. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 among Nursing students of The University of Benin, Benin city using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. The sample size was calculated using the formula for estimating one proportion for a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data was analysed with IBM SPSS version 25.0 and the level of significant was set as p < 0.05. Data presentation was done using graphs, frequency tables and prose. RESULT: A total of 260 respondents with mean age (SD) of 22.10 ± 4.10 years participated in this study. Majority of respondents 151 (58.1%) had poor overall knowledge of migration and its types. 178 (68.5%) of respondents indicated a high likelihood of migrating to another country after their studies. Canada is the country of choice among many of the respondents and a number of interventions are required in order to reduce migration. CONCLUSION: The Nursing students of The University of Benin have a good understanding of migration, but not of the types of migration. Most have considered migration and have a very high likelihood of migrating to other countries after their studies and permanently. A large number of factors are responsible for the interest and intentions of respondents to migrate, especially higher salaries (higher income). Most of the respondents will prefer to migrate to Canada after their studies, mostly for employment and residence; and improving the health care system, increasing salaries along a multitude of changes is needed to reduce migration among nursing students. KEYWORDS: Migration of nurses, brain drain, intentions to migrate, shortage of nurses, pull and push factors.
