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Table 1 Students’ reported perceived influence of COBES on choice of career specialty and practice location stratified by gender

From: The perceived usefulness of community based education and service (COBES) regarding students’ rural workplace choices

Variable

Total

Male

Females

p-value

Choice of career specialty

(n = 105)

(n = 65)

(n = 40)

 

 Influences

47(44.8 %)

29(44.6 %)

18(45.0 %)

1.000

 Does not influence

46(43.8 %)

29(44.6 %)

17(37.8 %)

0.843

 Uncertain

12(11.4 %)

7(10.8 %)

5(11.1 %)

0.764

 Missing (n = 29)

 

(15)

(14)

 

Practice location

Total (n = 116)

(n = 68)

(n = 45)

 

 Influences

70(60.3 %)

44(64.7 %)

26(57.8 %)

0.553

 Does not influence

41(35.3 %)

24(35.3 %)

17(37.8 %)

0.694

 Uncertain

5(4.3 %)

3(4.4 %)

2(4.4 %)

1.000

 Missing (n = 18)

 

(9)

(9)