Table 4 Least preferred specialty and reasons
Variable | n = 457 (Frequency) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Least preferred specialty during clinical rotation | ||
 Community Medicine | 94 | 20.6 |
 Internal Medicine | 60 | 13.1 |
 Paediatrics | 45 | 9.8 |
 Pathology | 33 | 7.2 |
 Psychiatry | 31 | 6.8 |
 Ear, Nose & Throat | 29 | 6.3 |
 Surgery | 29 | 6.3 |
 Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 29 | 6.3 |
 Radiology | 13 | 2.8 |
 Anaesthesia | 13 | 2.8 |
 No specific specialty | 81 | 17.7 |
Reason Community Medicine was least preferred | n = 94 |  |
 Uninteresting/non clinical | 37 | 39.4 |
 Poor guidance/lecturers attitude | 26 | 27.7 |
 Not challenging | 20 | 21.3 |
 Stressful | 4 | 4.3 |
 No specific reason | 7 | 7.4 |