Table 4

Duration of surgeons' post-internship surgical practice

Duration
Clinical officers
Medical officers
Total

Four years or more
832 (44.4%)
151 (59.0%)
963 (46.1%)
Two to three years
456 (24.3%)
61 (19.9%)
507 (23.8%)
Less than one year
401 (21.4%)
44 (17.2%)
445 (20.9%)
None
175 (9.3%)
-
175 (8.2%)
No information
11 (0.6%)
10 (3.9%)
21 (1.0%)
Total
1875 (100.0%)
256 (100.0%)
2131 (100.0%)

Chilopora et al. Human Resources for Health 2007 5:17   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-5-17