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Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of fifth year medical students in MakCHS during the academic year 2018/2019

From: Specialty career preferences among final year medical students at Makerere University College of health sciences, Uganda: a mixed methods study

Variable Frequency (N = 135) Percentage
Age (n = 134)
 21–24 years 70 52.2
 ≥ 25 years 64 47.8
Sex
 Male 91 67.4
 Female 44 32.6
Nationality
 Ugandan 130 96.3
 Non Ugandan 5 3.7
Religion (n = 134)
 Anglican 41 30.6
 Pentecostal 37 27.6
 Catholic 37 27.6
 Moslem 11 8.2
 Others1 8 6.0
Place of Origin (n = 133)
 Central Uganda 118 88.7
 Western Uganda 4 3.0
 Eastern Uganda 8 6.0
 Northern Uganda 3 2.3
Marital Status
 Single 121 89.6
 Married 14 10.4
Have Children
 No 118 87.4
 Yes 17 12.6
Sponsorship
 Government 72 53.3
 Private 63 46.7
  1. 1Other religions include: Hindu = 1, Seventh day Adventist = 3 and No religion = 4
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