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Table 2 Study participant characteristics as per November 2013 (unless otherwise specified)

From: Reasons to pursue a career in medicine: a qualitative study in Sierra Leone

Sample

Characteristic

Junior doctors (JD) (n = 15)

Age

29 years (average); 24–35 years (range)

Sex

60% male; 40% female

Graduation yeara

2015 (n = 1), 2013 (n = 2), 2012 (n = 4), 2011 (n = 2), 2010 (n = 1), 2009 (n = 3), 2008 (n = 1), 2006 (n = 1)

Childrena

yes (33%); no (67%)

Marital statusa

single/dating/divorced (60%); married (40%)

Religion

53% Christian; 47% Muslim

Senior teaching staff b (TS) (n = 7)

Sex

72% male; 28% female

  1. aCharacteristic as per November 2016;bIncludes those formally employed by COMAHS and those teaching on a voluntary basis