Equitable Access to Health Professional Training in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study

M. Galukande; S. Maling; J. Kabakyenga; J. Nshaho; H. Oboke; B. Oonge; H. Muyenje; G. Katumba-Sentongo; H. Mayanja-Kizza; N. K. Sewankambo

doi:10.29024/aogh.7

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Table 1

Representation by Gender, Region, and District, Admissions Data for the Two Periods, 2001–2010 and 2011–2014, and Uganda, 2001–2014.

University		Makerere		MUST	Gulu		KIU
Gender M:F		1.9:1		1.8:1	5.6:1		2.4:1
Region									Total
Central		1132		416	50		110		849
Western		515		462	57		79		867
Eastern		483		192	27		34		846
Northern		381		211	208		43		475
Gender ratio
2001–2010		1.9:1		1.8:1	5.6:1		2.4:1
2011–2014		2:1		2.2:1	3:1		2.4:1
Variance		↑		↑	↓		–
Top schools enrollment for universities
2001–2010		1055		448	29		34		156.6
2011–2014		344		292	27		48		186.3
p-value		0.731		0.409	0.186		0.038
Period	Central			Western		Eastern				Nortdern		Total
Period	No.		%	No.	%	No.		%		No.	%	Total
2001–2010	1708		38.8	1113	25.3	736		16.7		846	19.2	4403
2011–2014	849		32.4	867	33.1	846		16.4		475	18.1	2620
P-value	<0.713			0.253		0.063				0.567		0.018

Table 2

University Admission Trend of Health Professional Students by Year, Uganda, 2001–2014.

University	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Makerere^†	258	249	226	210	294	269	264	265	277	391	233	295	262	243
MUST*	84	86	111	101	137	170	135	168	165	173	312	300	257	289
Gulu⁺⁺	–	–	–	50	54	59	66	46	63	–	2	17	40	101
KIU	–	–	–	–	–	–	53	80	63	63	112	64	130	214
Totals	342	335	337	361	485	498	518	559	568	627	659	676	689	847

[i] ^† Admissions for 11 Program (MBChB, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Radiography, Language and Speech Therapy, Dental Technology, Public Health Nursing).

* Admissions for 3 Program (MBChB, Pharmacy and Nursing).

⁺⁺ Admission for 1 Program (MBChB).

Graph Showing Universities’ Medical Education Enrollment Trends 2001–2014, Uganda.

Table 3

Admissions from the 10 Top Secondary Schools by Number of Admissions, Uganda, 2001–2014.

Makerere		MUST		Gulu		KIU
2001–10	2011–14	2001–10	2011–14	2001–10	2011–14	2001–10	2011–14
1. Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo	215	37	121	69	9	7	3	6	467	20.5
2. Kings College Buddo	124	31	35	25	4	2	9	2	232	10.2
3. St. Mary’s Kisubi	113	24	40	39	6	0	0	5	227	10.0
4. St. Mary Namagunga	132	37	18	11	1	3	2	0	204	9.0
5. Gayaza High School	121	34	29	19	2	2	0	4	211	9.3
6. Ntare School	63	3	86	38	0	3	0	6	199	8.7
7. Namilyango College School	78	13	42	12	5	4	3	7	164	7.2
8. Makerere College School	77	25	24	9	2	1	10	4	152	6.7
9. St. Mary’s Kitende	66	117	34	45	0	3	5	6	276	12.0
10. Kibuli Secondary School	66	23	19	25	0	2	2	8	145	6.4
Total	1,055	344	448	292	29	27	34	48	2277

JAB	Joint Admissions Board
MESAU	Medical Education for Equitable Services to all Ugandans
MEPI	Medical Education partnership Initiative
KIU	Kampala International University
HPE	Health Professional Education
PUJAB	Public University Joint Admissions Board

Equitable Access to Health Professional Training in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study

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