Table 1 Summary of Characteristics of Medical Students at University of West Indies (n = 1404)
From: Abortion attitudes, training, and experience among medical students in Jamaica, West Indies
Characteristics | N(%) |
|---|---|
Age – mean (SD) | 22.68 (2.87) |
Gender | |
Female | 597 (42.52) |
Male | 509 (36.25) |
Choose not to identify | 298 (21.23) |
Race | |
Black/Afro Caribbean | 621 (44.23) |
Mixed | 262 (18.66) |
Other a | 521 (37.11) |
Martial status | |
Single | 858 (61.99) |
Married | 59 (4.26) |
Partnered | 467 (33.74) |
Years of training | |
Preclinical | 892 (63.53) |
Clinical | 512 (36.47) |
Intended Specialty | |
Women health provider | 345 (24.57) |
Other specialties | 793 (56.48) |
Unsure | 266 (18.95) |
Intended place of practice | |
Jamaica | 755 (53.77) |
Caribbean nation | 589 (41.95) |
Other b | 60 (4.27) |
Have you had or someone close to you had an abortion? | |
Yes | 998 (71.13) |
No | 405 (28.87) |
Religion | |
Christianity | 1008 (72.31) |
Other religionsc | 386 (27.69) |
How often do you attend religious services? | |
Never | 344 (24.50) |
≥ 1-2x a month | 1060 (75.5) |