Table 2.
Employment characteristics of health-professional graduates from Mbarara University of Science and Technology
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Current employment type | |
| Government | 270 (34.6) |
| NGO or private | 510 (65.4) |
| HIV-related NGO | 383 (50.7) |
| Effort dedicated to HIV | |
| None | 119 (15.8) |
| Less than 50% | 317 (42.2) |
| At least 50% | 314 (42.0) |
| Donor programme not HIV related | 169 (22.5) |
| Emigration status | |
| Currently in Uganda | 687 (87.9) |
| Plan to leave country | 228 (33.2) |
| Internship in Uganda | 694 (90.9) |
Source: a 2010 survey of 796 graduates of Uganda's MUST since 1989.
MUST, Mbarara University of Science and Technology; NGO, non-governmental organisation.