Table 3.
Bivariate analysis for second choice of specialization as distributed by gender
| 2nd Specialty | Males | Females | OR (95 % CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | p-value | ||
| Anaesthesia | 3 | 3.95 | 6 | 7.59 | 2.00 (0.48-8.30) | 0.34 |
| Academic medicine | 1 | 1.32 | 2 | 2.53 | 1.95 (0.17-21.93) | 0.589 |
| Basic science | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.27 | N/A | |
| ENT | 4 | 5.26 | 5 | 6.33 | 1.21 (0.31-4.71) | 0.772 |
| Family medicine/GP | 3 | 3.95 | 4 | 5.06 | 1.30 (0.28-6.00) | 0.739 |
| Internal Medicine | 5 | 6.58 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.56 (0.13-2.43) | 0.439 |
| Obs/Gyn | 6 | 7.89 | 4 | 5.06 | 0.62 (0.16-2.30) | 0.477 |
| Ophthalmology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.8 | N/A | 0.086 |
| Orthopaedics | 9 | 11.84 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Paediatrics | 5 | 6.58 | 16 | 20.25 | 3.60 (1.24-10.41) | a0.018 |
| Pathology | 1 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Public health | 8 | 10.53 | 12 | 5.19 | 1.52 (0.59-3.96) | 0.389 |
| Radiology | 3 | 3.95 | 4 | 5.06 | 1.30 (0.28-6.00) | 0.738 |
| Surgery | 19 | 25 | 10 | 12.66 | 0.43 (0.18-1.01) | 0.053 |
| Psychiatry | 1 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Not decided | 5 | 6.58 | 6 | 7.59 | 1.17 (0.34-3.99) | 0.805 |
| Non-medical (leave medicine) | 3 | 3.95 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.96 (0.18-4.92) | 0.961 |
| Total | 76 | 100 | 79 | 100 | ||
aSignificant at alpha level 0.05, N/A not applicable, n number of students selecting a particular specialty with % proportion
Odds ratio represents female: male preference for a particular specialty