| Medical | Nursing | Pharmacy | Laboratory | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (N = 246) | (N = 132) | (N = 50) | (N = 57) | ||||
 | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 84 | (34.2) | 93 | (70.5) | 16 | (32.0) | 9 | (15.8) |
 Age |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  18 – 24 | 177 | (72.0) | 55 | (41.7) | 38 | (76.0) | 48 | (84.2) |
  25 – 34 | 66 | (26.8) | 54 | (40.9) | 11 | (22.0) | 7 | (12.3) |
  35 – 44 | 3 | (1.2) | 18 | (13.6) | 1 | (2.0) | 2 | (3.5) |
  45 – 54 | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (3.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
  55+ | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
 Currently married | 10 | (4.1) | 45 | (34.1) | 1 | (2.0) | 2 | (3.5) |
 Has children | 17 | (6.9) | 53 | (40.2) | 4 | (8.0) | 3 | (5.3) |
 Lived in rural area at least 1 year | 133 | (54.1) | 114 | (86.4) | 31 | (62.0) | 52 | (91.2) |
University program and work experience | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Form of tuition payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Sponsored by government of Uganda | 176 | (71.5) | 24 | (18.2) | 27 | (54.0) | 21 | (36.8) |
  Sponsored by other group | 8 | (3.3) | 5 | (3.8) | 5 | (10.0) | 13 | (22.8) |
  Pay out-of-pocket | 61 | (24.8) | 100 | (75.8) | 18 | (36.0) | 23 | (40.4) |
 Years of work experience, mean (SD) | 0.2 | (1.1) | 4.2 | (6.8) | 0.1 | (0.3) | 0.7 | (2.9) |
 Worked in a rural area | 9 | (3.7) | 47 | (35.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (8.8) |
 Worked in rural area as part of school program | 241 | (98.0) | 111 | (84.1) | 35 | (70.0) | 32 | (56.1) |
 Working in rural area after graduation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Very unlikely | 34 | (13.8) | 6 | (4.5) | 6 | (12.0) | 3 | (5.3) |
  Unlikely | 81 | (32.9) | 28 | (21.2) | 23 | (46.0) | 10 | (17.5) |
  Likely | 103 | (41.9) | 73 | (55.3) | 19 | (38.0) | 34 | (59.7) |
  Very likely | 22 | (8.9) | 24 | (18.2) | 2 | (4.0) | 9 | (15.8) |
Preferences for job posting | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Would consider working in a rural area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Yes | 230 | (93.5) | 127 | (96.2) | 48 | (96.0) | 56 | (98.3) |
  No | 15 | (6.1) | 3 | (2.3) | 2 | (4.0) | 1 | (1.8) |