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Table 4 Frequency of correct identification of medical and non-medical occupations

From: Widening interest, widening participation: factors influencing school students’ aspirations to study medicine

Medical occupations

Session 2

Session 3

Non-medical occupations

Session 2

Session 3

General practitioner

8 (100%)

8 (100%)

Dentist

5 (62%)

4 (50%)

Paediatrician

8 (100%)

8 (100%)

Pharmacist

5 (62%)

3 (38%)

Radiologist

8 (100%)

8 (100%)

Optician

4 (50%)

3 (38%)

Anaesthetist

7 (88%)

8 (100%)

Psychologist

4 (50%)

5 (62%)

Cardiologist

7 (88%)

7 (88%)

Midwife

3 (38%)

2 (25%)

Psychiatrist

7 (88%)

6 (75%)

Chiropractor

2 (25%)

4 (50%)

Surgeon

7 (88%)

8 (100%)

Paramedic

2 (25%)

2 (25%)

Forensic pathologist

2 (25%)

2 (25%)

Physiotherapist

2 (25%)

3 (38%)

Microbiologist

2 (25%)

2 (25%)

Podiatrist

1 (12%)

1 (12%)

  1. Frequency indicates the number of 8 groups to correctly identify each response