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Table 2 The parents’ level of education and career guidance among the MakCHS fifth year medical students during the 2018/2019 academic year

From: Specialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of health sciences, Uganda: a mixed methods study

Variable

Frequency(n)

Percentage (%)

Father’s level of education

 None

4

3.0

 Primary

17

12.6

 Secondary

24

17.8

 Tertiary

90

66.7

Mother’s level of education

 None

9

6.7

 Primary

23

17.0

 Secondary

33

24.4

 Tertiary

70

51.8

Ever received career guidance counseling

 Yes

84

37.8

 No

51

62.2

Want a workshop on career or specialty counseling before internship

 Yes

124

91.9

 No

11

8.2