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Table 2 Constitution and internal consistency of the constructs

From: E-Health, another mechanism to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in remote areas: lessons learned from EQUI-ResHuS project in Mali

Construct

Number of items

Cronbach’s alpha

Mean of the construct (SD)

Access to ICT

3

0.73

1.97 (1.07)

Information on ICT

6

0.89

1.45 ( 0.76)

ICT training

6

0.89

1.92 (0.99)

Use of ICT last year

4

0.85

1.75 (0.99)

Use of ICT last months

3

0.83

1.70 ( 1.02)

ICT usage by colleagues

3

0.87

2.69 (1.32)

Perceived benefits of ICT

5

0.76

4.52 (0.72)

Perceived effect on recruitment

12

0.97

4.16 ( 0.98)

Perceived effect on retention

12

0.95

4.26 (0.74)

Barriers to recruitment

4

0.71

2.84 (1.03)

Barriers to retention

4

0.79

2.76 (1.24 )