Characteristics | Gender | Total, n (%) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) |  |  |
Place to initially practice medical profession | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural areas | 123 (30.4) | 54 (27.7) | 177 (29.5) | 0.501 |
 Urban/city | 106 (26.2) | 62 (31.8) | 168 (28.0) | 0.151 |
 Abroad | 93 (23.0) | 33 (16.9) | 126 (21.0) | 0.089 |
 Any where | 78 (19.3) | 40 (20.5) | 118 (19.7) | 0.717 |
 Other | 5 (1.2) | 6 (3.1) | 11 (1.8) | 0.211 |
Organization in which to initially practice medicine | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Public sector | 177 (43.7) | 85 (43.6) | 262 (43.7) | 0.971 |
 Any organization/institution | 62 (15.2) | 43 (22.1) | 105 (17.2) | 0.042 |
 NGOs | 66 (16.3) | 35 (17.9) | 101 (16.8) | 0.612 |
 Organization in abroad | 63 (15.6) | 18 (9.2) | 81 (13.5) | 0.034 |
 Private sector | 27 (6.7) | 9 (4.6) | 36 (6.0) | 0.322 |
 Other | 10 (2.5) | 5 (2.6) | 15 (2.5) | 0.834 |
Area of specialization to pursue | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Clinical medicine | 316 (78.0) | 156 (80.0) | 472 (78.7) | 0.580 |
 Biomedical sciences | 34 (8.4) | 9 (4.6) | 43 (7.2) | 0.093 |
 Public health | 28 (6.9) | 10 (5.1) | 38 (6.3) | 0.400 |
 Other | 27 (6.7) | 20 (10.3) | 47 (7.8) | 0.125 |
Total, N (%) | 405 (67.5) | 195 (32.5) | 600 (100) | Â |