Table 1.
Characteristics of post-graduate students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, 1996–2010, N = 1172
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 32 (5.2)a |
| Sex (female) | 360 (31) |
| Married | 569 (49) |
| Basic sciences Master’s degreed | 127 (10) |
| Clinical Master’s degree | |
| MMed Paediatrics | 118 (10) |
| MMed Internal medicineb | 155 (13) |
| MMed Surgeryc | 200 (17) |
| MMed Obstetrics and gynaecology | 117 (10) |
| Public health/research degree | |
| MPH | 363 (31) |
| MHSR | 16 (1) |
| MSc EpiBio | 76 (6) |
| Period of registration | |
| 1996–2000 | 246 (21) |
| 2001–2005 | 475 (41) |
| 2006–2010 | 451 (38) |
| Sponsorship | |
| Funded (Agency) | 570 (49) |
| Self-funded or not reported | 602 (51) |
aAll values are frequencies and proportions are in parentheses, except for the variable ‘Age’, where the mean and standard deviation are depicted
bIncludes MMed Psychiatry and MMed Family Medicine
cIncludes dentistry and surgical sub-specialties (ophthalmology, ear nose and throat)
dMMed/MSc basic sciences includes anatomy, anaesthesiology, clinical psychology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology and radiology; these have been grouped together due to their low admission numbers
MMed Masters of Medicine, MPH Masters of Public Health, MHSR Masters Health Services Research, MSc Master of Science, EpiBio Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics