Table 2

Interest in academic career of the respondents based on age, year since graduation, training site, research interest and training level

n=30Total proportion (%)Subcategory proportion (%)Fisher exact test p value (χ2 p value)
Gender (one missing)17/29 (59)0.23 (0.28)
 Male13/19 (68)
 Female4/10 (40)
Year since completion of internship (five missing)15/25 (60)0.41 (0.46)
 0–4 years8/11 (73)
 5 or more years7/14 (50)
Research importance18/30 (60)0.99 (1)
 Important16/27 (59)
 Moderately to not important2/3 (67)
Training site (three missing)15/27 (56)0.62 (0.56)
 Kumasi5/7 (71)
 Mampong4/6 (67)
 Accra4/10 (40)
 Modular2/4 (50)
Interested in academic career (two missing)16/28 (57)<0.001 (0.001)
 Recent graduates10/10 (100)
 Current residents3/13 (23)
 Senior residents3/5 (60)