Table 4.
Demographic profile and background characteristics for respondents at each THEnet school and all participating THEnet schools combined
| Ateneo de Zamboanga University | Flinders University | Gezira University | Ghent University | James Cook University | Northern Ontario School of Medicine | University of Philippines | Walter Sisulu University | THEnet schools combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | |
| Mean age (years; SD) |
23.20; 3.086 | 25.71; 5.744 | 19.48; 2.734 | 21.37; 3.657 | 20.30; 3.809 | 27.53; 5.716 | 28.81; 4.081 | 20.99; 4.498 | 21.26; 4.413 |
| Femalea | 144/219 (65.8) | 155/289 (53.6) | 360/629 (57.2) | 297/458 (64.8) | 634/1014 (62.5) | 23/30 (76.7) | 27/39 (69.2) | 387/664 (58.3) | 2027/3342 (60.7) |
| Lowest two quintiles for parent incomea | 33/160 (20.6) | 64/206 (31.1) | 78/385 (20.3) | 21/428 (4.9) | 141/589 (23.9) | 3/26 (11.5) | 10/34 (29.4) | 267/432 (61.8) | 617/2260 (27.3) |
| Neither parent attended universitya | 8/211 (3.7) | 37/284 (13.0) | 181/605 (29.9) | 36/451 (8.0) | 131/1009 (13.0) | 4/30 (13.3) | 5/38 (13.2) | 244/649 (37.6) | 646/3285 (19.7) |
| Identify as underserved groupa | 33/214 (15.4) | 10/255 (3.9) | 65/557 (11.7) | 64/433 (14.8) | 72/877 (8.2) | 12/18 (66.7) | 1/37 (2.7) | 506/616 (82.1) | 763/3007 (25.4) |
| Majority of primary school in remote village, small rural town, or large rural town (quintile 1–3)b | 36/215 (16.7) | 76/224 (33.9) | 113/502 (22.5) | Not applicable | 293/776 (37.8) | 7/30 (23.3) | 23/38 (60.5) | 493/657 (75.0) | 1041/2442 (42.6) |
aData were coded as missing if respondent did not give response, or chose option ‘don’t want to answer question’ or ‘unsure’
bRespondents from Ghent University or those with primary school background in a country other than the country where they attended medical school were excluded from this variable