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Table 2 Study participant characteristics as per November 2013 (unless otherwise specified)

From: Specialist training aspirations of junior doctors in Sierra Leone: a qualitative follow-up study

Sample

Characteristic

Junior doctors (JD) (n = 15)

Age

29 years (average); 24–35 years (range)

Sex

60% male; 40% female

Graduation yeara

2015 (n = 1), 2013 (n = 2), 2012 (n = 4),

2011 (n = 2), 2010 (n = 1), 2009 (n = 3),

2008 (n = 1), 2006 (n = 1)

Childrena

yes (33%); no (67%)

Marital statusa

single/dating/divorced (60%);

married (40%)

Religion

53% Christian; 47% Muslim

Key informants (n = 16)

Sex

75% male; 25% female

Type

Policy makers (PM) (n = 6),

Senior cliniciansb (SC) (n = 6),

NGO workersc (NGO) (n = 4)

  1. aCharacteristic as per November 2016
  2. bMany of these Sierra Leonean clinicians were also employed by the medical school
  3. cMost of these international NGO workers had a clinical background