Table 6 Gender differences on specialty of choice of students
Specialty | Male | Female | Total | *P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 232 | n = 177 | n = 409 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Surgery | 75 (32.3) | 23 (13.0) | 98 (24.0) | <0.001 |
Paediatrics | 26 (11.2) | 51 (28.8) | 77 (18.8) | <0.001 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 43 (18.5) | 21 (11.9) | 64 (15.6) | 0.066 |
Internal Medicine | 26 (11.2) | 19 (10.7) | 45 (11.0) | 0.880 |
Community Medicine | 13 (5.6) | 15 (8.5) | 28 (6.8) | 0.255 |
Ophthalmology | 5 (2.2) | 10 (5.6) | 15 (3.7) | 0.062 |
Psychiatry | 8 (3.4) | 6 (3.4) | 14 (3.4) | 0.974 |
Radiology | 5 (2.2) | 5 (2.8) | 10 (2.4) | 0.664 |
Pathology | 7 (3.0) | 1 (0.6) | 8 (2.0) | 0.076 |
Anaesthesia | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (0.7) | 0.412 |
Ear, Nose and Throat | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 0.252 |
Undecided | 23 (9.9) | 23 (13.0) | 46 (11.2) | 0.329 |