Table 9 Medical students to be trained in the regional and national referral hospitals
Regional and national referral hospitals to be used for training | Crude Odds ratio (95%CI) | Adjusted Odds ratio (95%CI)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Yes preferred N (%) | Not preferred N (%) | ||
Age of participants (Years) | ||||
18 – 39 | 374 (54.8) | 86 (50.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
40 – 59 | 227 (33.2) | 64 (37.2) | 0.82 (0.57—1.17) | 0.81 (0.53—1.25) |
≥ 60 | 82 (12.0) | 22(12.8) | 0.86 (0.51—1.45) | 1.03 (0.54—1.96) |
Sex of participant | ||||
Male | 128 (18.7) | 31 (18.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 555 (81.3) | 141 (82.0) | 0.95 (0.62—1.47) | 1.10 (0.67—1.80) |
Marital status | ||||
Married/cohabiting | 461 (67.7) | 106 (62.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single/never married | 75 (11.0) | 18 (10.6) | 0.96 (0.55—1.67) | 1.02 (0.56—1.86) |
Separated/divorced | 75 (11.0) | 21 (12.4) | 0.82 (0.48—1.39) | 0.77 (0.45—1.33) |
Widowed/widower | 70 (10.3) | 25 (14.7) | 0.64 (0.39—1.07) | 0.63 (0.34—1.14) |
Education attainment | ||||
Primary education | 265 (39.4) | 62 (36.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Secondary education | 220 (32.7) | 61 (35.9) | 0.84 (0.57—1.25) | 0.81 (0.53—1.23) |
Tertiary education | 78 (11.6) | 19 (11.2) | 0.96 (0.54—1.70) | 0.93 (0.51—1.7) |
University | 39 (5.8) | 7 (4.1) | 1.30 (0.56—3.06) | 1.06 (0.44—2.56) |
No formal education | 70 (10.4) | 21 (12.4) | 0.78 (0.44—1.37) | 0.99 (0.54—1.81) |
Employment status | ||||
No formal employment | 235 (34.6) | 80 (47.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Formal employment | 445 (65.4) | 88 (52.4) | 1.72 (1.22—2.43) | 1.69 (1.18—2.42) |
University hospital | ||||
Makerere University | 184 (26.9) | 97 (56.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mbarara University (MUST) | 268 (39.2) | 18 (10.5) | 7.85 (4.42—13.93) | 8.14 (4.5 7—14.50) |
Gulu University | 231 (33.8) | 57 (33.1) | 2.14 (1.45—3.14) | 2.27 (1.5—3.44) |
Specialty | ||||
Gynecology | 328 (48.0) | 87 (50.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Medical | 355 (52.0) | 85 (49.4) | 1.11 (0.79—1.55) | 1.38 (0.87—2.19) |