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Table 4 Bivariate analysis for re-grouping of specialization choices according to lifestyle, with comparison by gender

From: Career preferences of final year medical students at a medical school in Kenya–A cross sectional study

Grouping of specialty choice by lifestyle

Males

Females

OR (95 % CI)

 

n

%

n

%

 

p-value

1st choice of specialty

      

Controllable lifestyle

8

11.1

13

18.1

0.67 (0.18-2.46)

0.543

Non-controllable lifestyle

64

88.9

59

81.9

  

2nd choice of specialty

      

Controllable lifestyle

17

25.0

23

32.9

0.85 (0.25-2.94)

0.807

Non-controllable lifestyle

51

75.0

47

67.1

  
  1. Significance level of alpha 0.05, n number of students who chose specialty with their proportion, Options of ‘not-decided’ and ‘non-medical’ were excluded from this analysis
  2. Odds ratio compares female: male selection of non-controllable versus controllable lifestyle