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Table 3 Association between socio-demographics and overall challenge and benefit

From: Perception of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) among corps medical doctors in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Overall benefit (n = 399)

Overall challenge (n = 399)

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

P value

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

P value

Region of deployment

  

0.013

  

0.031

North

206(87.3)

30(12.7)

 

204(86.4)

32(13.6)

 

South

127(77.9)

36(22.1)

 

152(93.3)

11(6.7)

 

Medical school location

  

0.391

  

0.846

Abroad

56(80)

14(20)

 

62(88.6)

8(11.4)

 

Nigeria

277(84.2)

52(15.8)

 

294(89.4)

35(10.6)

 

Sex

  

0.381

  

0.831

Male

171(85.1)

30(14.9)

 

180(89.6)

21(10.4)

 

Female

162(81.8)

36(18.2)

 

176(88.9)

22(11.1)

 

Marital status

  

0.266

  

< 0.001

Married

59(88.1)

8(11.9)

 

50(74.6)

17(25.4)

 

Single

274(82.5)

58(17.5)

 

306(92.2)

26(7.8)

 

Tribe

  

0.855

  

0.328

Hausa

56(80.0)

14(20.0)

 

60(85.7)

10(14.3)

 

Igbo

89(84.8)

16(15.2)

 

98(93.3)

7(6.7)

 

Yoruba

77(83.7)

15(16.3)

 

83(90.2)

9(9.8)

 

Others

111(84.1)

21(15.9)

 

115(87.1)

17(12.9)

 

Religion

  

0.535

  

0.341

Christian

225(84.3)

42(15.7)

 

241(90.3)

26(9.7)

 

Islam

108(81.8)

24(18.2)

 

115(87.1)

17(12.9)

 

Age (years)

  

0.142

  

0.272

23–29

292(82.5)

62(17.5)

 

318(89.8)

36(10.2)

 

30 and above

41(91.1)

4(8.9)

 

38(84.4)

7(15.6)

 

Duration in service

  

0.638

  

0.470

Less than 6 months

121(82.3)

26(17.7)

 

129(87.8)

18(12.2)

 

6 months and above

212(84.1)

40(15.9)

 

227(90.1)

25(9.9)

 

PPA Type

  

0.105

  

0.297

Government

270(82.1)

59(17.9)

 

296(90.0)

33(10.0)

 

Non-Government

63(90.0)

7(10.0)

 

60(85.7)

10(14.3)