From: Specialty preferences of studying-abroad medical students from low- and middle-income countries
 | n | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 231 | 51.9% |
Female | 214 | 48.1% |
Age | Â | Â |
18–20 | 140 | 31.5% |
21–23 | 204 | 45.8% |
24–26 | 81 | 18.2% |
≥ 27 | 20 | 4.5% |
Year of study | Â | Â |
2nd year | 135 | 30.3% |
3rd year | 97 | 21.8% |
4th year | 67 | 15.1% |
5th year | 65 | 14.6% |
Final year | 81 | 18.2% |
Current residence | Â | Â |
Home country | 333 | 74.8% |
China | 105 | 23.6% |
Other place | 7 | 1.6% |
Country of origin | Â | Â |
Asian countries | 338 | 76.0% |
India | 169 | Â |
Pakistan | 105 | Â |
Bangladesh | 37 | Â |
Nepal | 23 | Â |
Afghanistan | 3 | Â |
Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | Â |
African countries | 107 | 24.0% |
Nigeria | 24 | Â |
Ghana | 13 | Â |
Zimbabwe | 13 | Â |
Tanzania | 11 | Â |
Zambia | 10 | Â |
Gambia | 5 | Â |
South Africa | 5 | Â |
Somalia | 4 | Â |
Malawi | 3 | Â |
Burundi | 2 | Â |
Ethiopia | 2 | Â |
Morocco | 2 | Â |
Sierra Leone | 2 | Â |
Sudan | 2 | Â |
Botswana | 1 | Â |
Chad | 1 | Â |
Comoros | 1 | Â |
Congo, REP. | 1 | Â |
Gabon | 1 | Â |
Kenya | 1 | Â |
Lesotho | 1 | Â |
Mozambique | 1 | Â |
South Sudan | 1 | Â |