Table 2 Employment status of the AFROHUN-Uganda 2013–2018 OH alumni stratified by sex
Variable | Category | Overall | Sex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | |||
Got employed after participation in the AFROHUN-Uganda capacity building programme | Yes | 159 (87.4) | 67 (81.3) | 92 (86.0) |
No | 23 (12.6) | 8 (10.7) | 15 (14.0) | |
Currently employed (n = 159) | Yes | 124 (68.0) | 46 (68.7) | 78 (84.8) |
No | 35 (22.0) | 21 (31.3) | 14 (15.2) | |
The duration between getting a job and engagement with AFROHUN-Uganda (n = 159) | Less than a year | 106 (66.6) | 42 (62.7) | 64 (60.4) |
At least a year | 30 (18.9) | 17 (25.4) | 13 (14.1) | |
Not applicable | 23 (14.5) | 8 (11.9) | 15 (16.3) | |
Still employed by first employer (n = 124) | Yes | 53 (42.7) | 20 (43.5) | 33 (42.3) |
No | 71 (57.3) | 26 (56.5) | 45 (57.7) | |
Duration of working with current employer/ being self-employed (n = 124) | Less than a year | 28 (22.6) | 14 (30.4) | 14 (18.0) |
At least a year | 96 (77.4) | 32 (69.6) | 64 (82.1) | |
Terms of employment (n = 124) | Permanent/Full-time | 54 (43.6) | 18 (39.1) | 36 (46.2) |
Contract | 56 (45.2) | 24 (52.2) | 32 (41.0) | |
Part-time | 4 (3.2) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (3.9) | |
Temporary | 3 (2.4) | 2 (4.4) | 1 (1.3) | |
Self-employed | 4 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.1) | |
Volunteer | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.6) | |
Other | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Sector where the respondent works (n = 155) | Agriculture | 18 (11.6) | 3 (4.6) | 15 (16.7) |
Water and Sanitation | 15 (9.7) | 8 (12.3) | 7 (7.8) | |
Research | 33 (21.3) | 10 (15.4) | 23 (25.6) | |
ICT | 6 (3.9) | 3 (4.6) | 3 (3.3) | |
Trade/ business/ Entrepreneurship | 17 (11.0) | 7 (10.8) | 10 (11.1) | |
Veterinary/ wildlife sector | 24 (15.5) | 7 (10.8) | 17 (18.9) | |
Health sector | 46 (29.7) | 20 (30.8) | 26 (28.9) | |
Tertiary education | 11 (7.1) | 2 (3.1) | 9 (10.0) | |
Other sectors | 36 (23.2) | 19 (29.2) | 17 (18.9) | |
Mechanism for getting the job (n = 159) | Through an application | 107 (67.3) | 46 (68.7) | 61 (67.3) |
Through a friend | 12 (7.6) | 6 (9.0) | 6 (6.5) | |
Self employed | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | |
Through recommendation | 34 (21.4) | 14 (20.9) | 20 (21.7) | |
Other | 4 (2.5) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (3.3) | |
Number of employers worked for since participation in AFROHUN-Uganda capacity building program (n = 159) | One employer | 53 (33.3) | 21 (32.3) | 27 (33.3) |
At least two | 106 (66.7) | 44 (67.7) | 54 (66.7) | |
Current job related to field of study (n = 159) | Yes | 133 (83.7) | 52 (77.6) | 81 (88.0) |
No | 26 (16.4) | 15 (22.4) | 11 (12.0) | |