Table 1

Students' family, friends, and others associated with the health sector

Parents
 %
 Friends
 %
 Uncles/Aunts
 %
 Other
 %
Pharmacists
 18
 8
 6
 3
 13
 6
 4
 2
Doctors
 65
 29
 21
 9
 32
 14
 19
 8
Nurses
 65
 29
 13
 6
 30
 13
 21
 9
Health sector personnel
 40
 18
 11
 5
 20
 9
 12
 5
Auxiliaries
 5
 2
 2
 1
 3
 1
 4
 2
Other categories
 12
 5
 2
 1
 6
 3
 7
 3
No answer
 22
 10
 172
 76
 123
 54
 160
 70
Total
 227
 100
 227
 100
 227
 100
 227
 100

Sousa et al. Human Resources for Health 2007 5:11   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-5-11