Table 5 Description of the students at the start of the Gezira Family Medicine Project at baseline ( N = 207)
Description | Males (n= 118) | Females (n= 89) | All (N= 207) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 57 | 43 | 100 |
Age (years) | |||
Mean (standard deviation) | 34.0 (7.9) | 30.4 (4.5) | 32.5 (6.9) |
Median | 32 | 30 | 30 |
25th to 75th quartiles | 28 to 36 | 27 to 33 | 28 to 35 |
Range | 24 to 62 | 24 to 47 | 24 to 62 |
University background | |||
Gezira | 27 | 38 | 32 |
Khartoum | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Other Sudanese | 48 | 50 | 49 |
Other countries | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Missing | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Working experience (years) | |||
< 2 | 30 | 44 | 37 |
2 to 5 | 41 | 39 | 39 |
6 to 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
>10 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
Reason(s) for choosing family medicine | |||
Economy | 29 | 18 | 24 |
Easy specialty | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Short duration of programme | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Only available | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Other reasons | 21 | 24 | 22 |