Table 1.

Medical students' perception of the main problem in their school

	2000 survey	2007 survey
Main academic problem	n=717	n=418
Excessive political discussions	413 (58%) †	110 (26%) †
Absenteeism of teachers	83 (12%)	39 (9%)
Low academic level	87 (12%)	40 (10%)
Low student performance	75 (11%) †	135 (32%) †
Corruption	59 (8%) †	94 (22%) †
Main administrative problem	n= 710	n= 429
Lack of equipment	399 (56%) †	168 (39%) †
Overcrowding of students	109 (15%) †	18 (4%) †
Corruption	90 (13%)	50 (12%)
Student services management	62 (9%) †	139 (32%) †
Cleanliness of the school	50 (7%)	54 (13%)

† = Difference between 2000 and 2007 significant at the 5% level