Introduction
Case description
1998/1999 | 2007/2008 | ||
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Age in years | Mean | 23 | 23 |
Range | 18-36 | 17-43 | |
Gender | Female | 61% | 50% |
Marital status | Not married | 90% | 91% |
Place of birth | Maputo city or Province | 44% | 52% |
Completed primary school | Maputo city or Province | 44% | 58% |
Secondary school | Maputo city or Province | 63% | 59% |
Age of decision to study medicine | < 18 | 65% | 83% |
Discussion and evaluation
Students' background
The decision to study medicine
Academic performance
Main difficulties reported
Satisfaction with education received
Expectations regarding professional activities and income
Income (meticais) | 1998/99 | 2007/08 | |||
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Less than 15 000 | 105 | 49.3 | 122 | 26.5 | |
15 000 to 19 999 | 37 | 17.4 | 82 | 17.9 | |
20 000 or more | 71 | 33.3 | 251 | 54.6 | |
Total | 213 | 100.0 | 460 | 100.0 | |
1st year of practice as an intern | 3345 meticais | 8617 meticais | |||
Reference salaries | |||||
Top salary for public sector doctor | 6488 meticais | 16 712 meticais |