Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the medical graduates
From: Patients’ assessment of professionalism and communication skills of medical graduates
Characteristics | Male (n = 40) | Female (n = 65) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Age group | ||||||
25-27 | 11 | 34.4 | 21 | 65.6 | 32 | 30.5 |
28-30 | 13 | 31.0 | 29 | 69.0 | 42 | 40.0 |
>30 | 16 | 51.0 | 15 | 48.4 | 31 | 29.5 |
Mean age | 29 years | 28.6 years | 28.8 years | |||
SD | ±2.366 | ±2.114 | ±2.30 | |||
Experience (years) | ||||||
<2 | 6 | 28.6 | 15 | 71.4 | 21 | 20.0 |
2-3 | 14 | 35.0 | 26 | 65.0 | 40 | 38.1 |
4 | 20 | 45.5 | 24 | 54.5 | 44 | 41.9 |
Hospital | ||||||
Public | 20 | 32.8 | 41 | 67.2 | 61 | 58.1 |
Private | 14 | 42.4 | 19 | 57.6 | 33 | 31.4 |
Both | 6 | 54.4 | 5 | 45.5 | 11 | 10.5 |
Specialty | ||||||
Medicine | 23 | 46.0 | 27 | 54.0 | 50 | 47.6 |
Surgery | 14 | 63.6 | 8 | 36.4 | 22 | 21.0 |
Pediatric | 3 | 13.6 | 19 | 86.4 | 22 | 21.0 |
Gyn/Obs | 0 | .0 | 11 | 10.5 | 11 | 10.5 |
Location | ||||||
Inpatient | 16 | 40.0 | 32 | 49.2 | 48 | 45.7 |
Outpatient | 24 | 60 | 33 | 50.8 | 57 | 54.3 |