Table 1 Background characteristics of undergraduate health professions students in Uganda’s medical schools, 2012
Variable | Before COBERS (n = 525) | After COBERS (n = 516) |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |
University | ||
Gulu university | 32 (6.1) | 34 (6.6) |
Kampala Int. University | 169 (32.2) | 165 (32.0) |
Makerere University | 194 (37.0) | 140 (27.1) |
Mbarara University | 130 (24.8) | 177 (34.3) |
Degree programa | ||
Dentistry | 11 (2.1) | 6 (1.2) |
Laboratory technology | 70 (13.6) | 46 (9.2) |
Medicine | 283 (55.1) | 316 (62.8) |
Nursing | 35 (6.8) | 35 (7.0) |
Pharmacy | 88 (17.1) | 59 (11.7) |
Others | 27 (5.3) | 41 (8.2) |
Year of studya | ||
Year one | 301 (58.5) | 341 (66.9) |
Year two | 40 (7.8) | 33 (6.5) |
Year three | 82 (15.9) | 46 (9.0) |
Year four | 83 (16.1) | 76 (14.9) |
Year five | 9 (1.8) | 14 (2.8) |
Sexa | ||
Male | 355 (69.6) | 339 (69.3) |
Female | 155 (30.4) | 150 (30.7) |
Residence in childhooda | ||
Kampala | 154 (29.8) | 183 (35.9) |
Municipalities out of Kampala | 187 (36.2) | 157 (30.8) |
Rural Uganda | 163 (31.6) | 159 (31.2) |
Other country | 12 (2.4) | 11 (2.2) |
Type of secondary schoola | ||
Boarding school | 382 (73.6) | 389 (75.7) |
Urban day school | 94 (18.1) | 85 (16.5) |
Rural day school | 43 (8.3) | 40 (7.8) |
Choice of destinationa | ||
Urban | 290 (56.0) | 261 (51.6) |
Rural | 228 (44.0) | 245 (48.4) |