Table 1 Study population and realized sample demographics

Race

African

N = 8 (53%)

N = 122 (38%)

Asian

N/A

N = 4 (1.2%)

Coloured

N = 1 (6.7%)

N = 15 (4.7%)

Indian

N = 1 (6.7%)

N = 69 (21.5%)

White

N = 5 (33.3%)

N = 111 (34.6%)

Age Range

20–22 years

N/A

N = 13 (4.1%)

23–24 years

N = 10 (66.7%)

N = 201 (62.6%)

25–26 years

N = 2 (13.3%)

N = 51 (15.9%)

27–28 years

N = 2 (13.3%)

N = 46 (14.3%)

> 30 years

N = 1 (6.7%)

N = 10 (3.1%)

Academic Performance

Top Performing

N = 4 (26.7%)

N = 53 (16.5%)

Middle Performing

N = 9 (60%)

N = 156 (48.6%)

Lower Performing

N = 2 (13.3%)

N = 112 (34.9%)

Gender

Female

N = 9 (60%)

N = 179 (60.7%)

Male

N = 6 (40%)

N = 126 (39.3%)

Entry to Medicine

School Leaver

N = 12 (80%)

N = 204 (63.6%)

Graduate

N = 3 (20%)

N = 117 (36.4%)

Student Country of Origin

Local (South African)

N = 12 (80%)

N = 309 (96.3%)

International

N = 3 (20%)

N = 12 (3.7%)