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Table 5 Intention to emigrate after graduation and commonly cited destination countries among AAU medical students by gender

From: Attitudes of undergraduate medical students of Addis Ababa University towards medical practice and migration, Ethiopia

 

Gender

Total, n (%)

p-value

 

Male, n (%)

Female, n (%)

  

Preferred to emigrate and work abroad after graduation (n = 600)

    

 Yes

229 (56.5)

90 (46.2)

319 (53.2)

0.017

 No

176 (43.5)

105 (53.8)

281 (46.8)

 

Total, N (%)

405 (67.5)

195 (32.5)

600 (100)

 

Commonly cited countries where to emigrate after graduation (n = 319)

    

 United States of America

102 (44.2)

33 (37.5)

135 (42.3)

0.282

 European countries

38 (16.5)

9 (10.2)

47 (14.7)

0.161

 Canada

12 (5.2)

4 (4.5)

16 (5.0)

0.961

 Botswana

5 (2.2)

1 (1.1)

6 (1.9)

0.886

 Any country that pays better

10 (4.3)

9 (10.2)

19 (6.0)

0.047

 Any country other than Ethiopia

6 (2.6)

3 (3.4)

9 (2.8)

0.989

 Other countries

22 (9.5)

8 (9.1)

30 (9.4)

0.906

 Not yet decided

36 (15.6)

21 (23.9)

57 (17.9)

0.084

Total, N (%)

231 (72.4)

88 (27.6)

319 (100)

 
  1. Note: P-values in bold are statistically significant (p < 0.05).
  2. Source: A survey conducted in June 2009 among 600 Addis Ababa University medical students in Ethiopia.