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Table 1 Background using place where School Leaving Certificate (SLC) done

From: Career choices and what influences Nepali medical students and young doctors: a cross-sectional study

Demographic factors

In Kathmandu

Out of Kathmandu

Other (mainly India)

P values (Chi square tests)

Place of SLC

451/1112 (40.6%)

464/1112 (41.7%)

197/1112 (17.7%)

 

Male (59.5%)

214

337

105

<0.001

Female (40.5%)

234

120

92

 

Year 1 (46.3%)

198

251

66

<0.001

Final year (32.9%)

152

120

94

 

Postgraduate (20.8%)

101

93

37

 

College in Kathmandu (47.3%)

290

198

37

<0.001

College out of Kathmandu (52.7%)

161

265

160

 

Father’s education –intermediate and below (26.6%)

91

162

24

<0.001

Father’s education –bachelor and above (73.4%)

331

274

160

 

Intermediate private (93.6%)

444

435

153

<0.001

Intermediate government (6.4%)

5

25

40