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Table 6 Distribution of population and household profile indicators among group B districts (which did not have a medical school in 2009) with and without a new medical school

From: Medical schools in India: pattern of establishment and impact on public health - a Geographic Information System (GIS) based exploratory study

Characteristics

Districts which did not have a medical school in 2009

(N = 463)

Opened a new medical school during 2009–2019

Districts which did not have a medical school till date

N

Median

IQR

N

Median

IQR

Households with electricity

93

95.2b

85.8

98.7

370

90.4

77.0

97.8

Households using improved sanitation facility

93

48.8b

32.9

68.2

370

38.9

23.3

62.1

Households using clean fuel for cooking

93

32.5a

21.2

48.4

370

22.9

15.5

40.5

Women who are literate

93

69.8b

58.6

78.7

370

66.5

54.8

77.1

  1. aVery highly significant,bsignificant Mann-Whitney U test