Table 1 Existing specialty in Togo and the choice of participants
From: Factors influencing student’s specialty choices in Lomé faculty of medicine (Togo)
Specialty chosen by respondents | N (%) | Existence of the specialty in Togo |
|---|---|---|
Medical specialty | 98 (39,36) | |
Cardiology | 32 (12,85) | Yes |
Radiology and medical imaging | 17 (6,83) | Yes |
Internal medicine | 10 (4,02) | Yes |
Dermatology | 9 (3,61) | Yes |
Pneumology-phtisiology | 8 (3,21) | Yes |
Neurology | 6 (2,41) | Yes |
Rheumatology | 4 (1,61) | No |
Endocrinology | 3 (1,20) | No |
Legal medicine | 2 (0,81) | No |
Nephrology | 2 (0,81) | No |
Anesthesia- and intensive care | 1 (0, 40) | No |
Geriatrics | 1 (0, 40) | No |
Hepato-Gastro-Enterology | 1 (0, 40) | No |
Infectious disease | 1 (0,40) | No |
Occupational medicine | 1 (0, 40) | No |
Surgical specialties | 65 (26,1) | |
Ophthalmology | 19 (7,63) | Yes |
Traumatology | 16 (6,42) | Yes |
General surgery | 13 (5,22) | Yes |
Pediatric surgery | 8 (3,21) | Yes |
Otorhinolaryngology | 7 (2,81) | Yes |
Visceral surgery | 1 (0, 40) | No |
Neurosurgery | 1 (0, 40) | No |
Gynecology | 47 (18,88) | Yes |
Fundamental sciences | 15 (6,02) | |
Biology | 10 (4,02) | No |
Hematology | 5 (2) | No |
Public health | 14 (5,62) | Yes |
Pediatric | 10 (4,02) | Yes |