Table 3.
Preference for family medicine specialty among medical students in Ghana Item Response Respondents
| Item | Response | Respondents | ||
| Number [n] | Percentage[%] | (95% CI) | ||
| Specialty preference for postgraduate training (n = 85) |
Internal medicine General surgery Obstetrics & gynaecology Paediatrics Community/Public health Family medicine Other Undecided |
10 18 11 8 7 2 18 11 |
11.8 21.2 12.9 9.4 8.2 2.4 21.2 12.9 |
[6.1–20.0] [13.5–30.8] [7.0–21.4] [4.5–17.1] [3.7–15.6] [0.4–7.6] [13.5–30.8] [7.0–21.4] |
| Factors influencing specialty preference for postgraduate training (n = 90) |
Personal interest Popularity and prestige of specialty Demands of the specialty Duration of training Other |
68 2 13 2 5 |
75.6 2.2 14.4 2.2 5.6 |
[65.9–83.6] [0.4–7.1] [8.3–22.9] [0.4–7.1] [2.1–11.9] |
| Reasons for not choosing family medicine as a specialty (n = 82) |
I do not know much about the discipline It is not intellectually challenging enough Demanding rotations & wide breadth of knowledge I have no interest in it Other |
65 4 2 7 4 |
79.3 4.9 2.4 8.5 4.9 |
[69.5–87.0] [1.6–11.4] [0.4–7.8] [3.5–16.8] [1.3–12.0] |