Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the medical graduates
| Characteristics |
Male (n = 40) |
Female (n = 65) |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 25-27 |
11 |
34.4 |
21 |
65.6 |
32 |
30.5 |
| 28-30 |
13 |
31.0 |
29 |
69.0 |
42 |
40.0 |
| >30 |
16 |
51.0 |
15 |
48.4 |
31 |
29.5 |
| Mean age |
29 years |
28.6 years |
28.8 years |
|||
| SD |
±2.366 |
±2.114 |
±2.30 |
|||
|
Experience (years) |
|
|
||||
| <2 |
6 |
28.6 |
15 |
71.4 |
21 |
20.0 |
| 2-3 |
14 |
35.0 |
26 |
65.0 |
40 |
38.1 |
| 4 |
20 |
45.5 |
24 |
54.5 |
44 |
41.9 |
|
Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
20 |
32.8 |
41 |
67.2 |
61 |
58.1 |
| Private |
14 |
42.4 |
19 |
57.6 |
33 |
31.4 |
| Both |
6 |
54.4 |
5 |
45.5 |
11 |
10.5 |
|
Specialty |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Medicine |
23 |
46.0 |
27 |
54.0 |
50 |
47.6 |
| Surgery |
14 |
63.6 |
8 |
36.4 |
22 |
21.0 |
| Pediatric |
3 |
13.6 |
19 |
86.4 |
22 |
21.0 |
| Gyn/Obs |
0 |
.0 |
11 |
10.5 |
11 |
10.5 |
|
Location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inpatient |
16 |
40.0 |
32 |
49.2 |
48 |
45.7 |
| Outpatient | 24 | 60 | 33 | 50.8 | 57 | 54.3 |
SD = standard deviation.