Table 1 Baseline characteristics of respondents to a survey of pre-final and final-year students in five Lebanese Medical Schools in 2005 (N = 425; response rate 74%)
From: Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study
Age (years) * | Mean = 23.8; SD = 1.4 | |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | ||
Sex † | Female | 174 (40.9) |
Marital Status ‡ | Single | 410 (96.5) |
Married | 6 (1.4) | |
Divorced | 3 (0.7) | |
Widow | 0 (0) | |
Socio-economic status § | Lower | 7 (1.6) |
Lower middle | 101 (23.8) | |
Upper middle | 238 (56.0) | |
Upper | 17 (4.0) | |
Lebanese citizenship ¶ | Yes | 401 (94.4) |
Additional citizenship ** | Yes | 72 (16.9%) |
Canadian | 16 (22.2%) | |
French | 10 (13.9%) | |
US | 18 (25%) | |
Other | 28 (38.9%) | |
Medical school | American University of Beirut | 134 (31.5) |
Beirut Arab University | 51 (12.0) | |
Lebanese University | 113 (26.6) | |
Université Saint Joseph | 61 (14.4) | |
University of Balamand | 66 (15.5) | |
Year of medical school †† | Pre-final year | 215 (50.6) |
Final year | 207 (48.7) | |
Reported overall ranking in school ‡‡ | Top 1/3 | 179 (42.1) |
Middle 1/3 | 193 (46.2) | |
Bottom 1/3 | 46 (11.0) | |
Planned residency type§§ | None (general practice) | 6 (1.4) |
Surgical | 137 (32.2) | |
Medical | 241 (56.7) | |
Other | 36 (8.5) |