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Table 5 Influence of year of study on specialty and migration preferences

From: Specialty preferences of studying-abroad medical students from low- and middle-income countries

Preference

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

Fifth year

Final year

χ²

p-value

Specialty preference (n = 445)

       

Generalist-orientated specialties

27 (20.0%)

15 (15.5%)

15 (22.4%)

13 (20.0%)

21 (25.9%)

17.393

0.135

Non-generalist-orientated specialties

92 (68.1%)

75 (77.3%)

51 (76.1%)

48 (73.8%)

56 (69.1%)

Not plan to practice medicine

12 (8.9%)

2 (2.1%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (4.6%)

2 (2.5%)

Undecided

4 (3.0%)

5 (5.2%)

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.5%)

2 (2.5%)

Migration preference (n = 444) a

       

Choosing home country for permanent stay

60 (44.4%)

42 (43.8%)

31 (46.3%)

45 (69.2%)

47 (58.0%)

15.163

0.004*

Choosing a foreign country for permanent stay

75 (55.6%)

54 (56.3%)

36 (53.7%)

20 (30.8%)

34 (42.0%)

  1. Note: a One respondent did not have clear migration intentions for permanent stay, whose data were excluded from analysis