| 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) | Â |
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) | Â |