A total of N=30 (24%) students answered yes to considering a career in
obstetrics and gynaecology in the pre-placement questionnaires, N=40
(32%) did not want to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynaecology and
N=56 (44%) were unsure. A total of N=41 (34%) of the students answered
yes to considering a career in obstetrics and gynaecology, N=41 (34%)
answered no and N=38 (325) were unsure.
Seven focus groups were conducted with four to seven students in each
group giving a total of N=39 medical students. Data saturation was
achieved following the seventh focus group. Students had attended three
different hospital sites and almost three quarters of the students
identified as female (28/39 female, 11/39 male and 0/35 other).