Table 3.
Specialty career preferences (first choice) based on the demographic characteristics
| Variable | Overall(N = 135) | Obs & Gyn(n = 34) | Surgery(n = 27) | Internal medicine(n = 18) | Pediatrics(n = 17) | Others(n = 39) | Chi-square/Fisher’s value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (n = 134) | |||||||
| 21–24 years | 70 | 12 (17.1) | 15 (21.4) | 10 (14.3) | 9 (12.9) | 24 (34.3) | 0.22 |
| ≥ 25 years | 64 | 22 (34.4) | 12 (18.8) | 7 (10.9) | 8 (12.5) | 15 (23.4) | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 91 | 26 (28.6) | 23 (25.3) | 10 (11.0) | 11 (12.1) | 21 (23.1) | 0.04* |
| Female | 44 | 8 (18.2) | 4 (9.1) | 8 (18.2) | 6 (13.6) | 18 (40.9) | |
| Religion (n = 134) | |||||||
| Anglican | 41 | 11 (26.8) | 7 (17.1) | 6 (14.6) | 6 (14.6) | 11 (26.8) | 0.57 |
| Pentecostal | 37 | 7 (18.9) | 8 (21.6) | 6 (16.2) | 5 (13.5) | 11 (29.7) | |
| Catholic | 37 | 10 (27.0) | 7 (18.9) | 6 (16.2) | 3 (8.1) | 11 (29.7) | |
| Moslem | 11 | 4 (36.4) | – | – | 3 (27.3) | 4 (36.4) | |
| Othersa | 8 | 2 (25.0) | 4 (50.0) | – | – | 2 (25.0) | |
| Place of Origin (n = 133) | |||||||
| Central Uganda | 118 | 29 (24.6) | 23 (19.5) | 17 (14.4) | 14 (11.9) | 35 (29.7) | 0.30 |
| Western Uganda | 4 | 2 (50.0) | – | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | – | |
| Eastern Uganda | 8 | 2 (25.0) | – | – | 2 (25.0) | 4 (50.0) | |
| Northern Uganda | 3 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | – | – | – | |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Single | 121 | 24 (19.8) | 25 (20.7) | 18 (14.9) | 17 (14.1) | 37 (30.6) | < 0.01* |
| Married | 14 | 10 (71.4) | 2 (14.3) | – | – | 2 (14.3) | |
| Have Children | |||||||
| No | 118 | 24 (20.3) | 23 (19.5) | 18 (15.3) | 17 (14.4) | 36 (30.5) | < 0.01* |
| Yes | 17 | 10 (58.8) | 4 (23.5) | – | – | 3 (17.7) | |
| Sponsorship | |||||||
| Government | 72 | 15 (20.8) | 16 (22.2) | 11 (15.3) | 14 (19.4) | 16 (22.2) | 0.04* |
| Private | 63 | 19 (30.2) | 11 (17.5) | 7 (11.1) | 3 (4.8) | 23 (36.5) | |
aOther religions include: Hindu = 1, Seventh day Adventist = 3 and No religion = 4
*This symbol denotes the p-values that are below 0.2 for variables that were considered for further analysis