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Table 5 Profile of student participants

From: For more than love or money: attitudes of student and in-service health workers towards rural service in India

 

Students

In-service personnel

 

Allopathic undergraduate

Allopathic postgraduate

Nursing

Ayurvedic

Allopathic doctor

Nurse

Ayurvedic doctor

Number

23

19

12

8

9

9*

8**

Mean age in years

21.3 (0.9)

29.0 (5.1)

21.5 (1.3)

23.3 (1.5)

36.3 (3.8)***

29.8 (5.2)

29.6 (2.6)

Sex male (%)

52.1%

52.6%

8%

50%

66.6%

0%

16.6%

Studying in public institutes (%)

56.5%

57.8%

33.3%

50%

   

Location of institute where studying

69.5%

63.1%

66.6%

100%

   

Urban (%)

Early schooling/ upbringing in urban areas (%)#

    

88.8%

85.1%

100%

Mean years of work experience

    

11.2 (3.3)

8.1 (5.2)

6.8 (3.0)

  1. #Urban here includes cities and small towns.
  2. *Two doctors’ profiles not available, **two nurses’ profile not available ***three data points missing.