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Table 2 Students who reported making unofficial payments in the medical school, by year of the four-year course

From: Reducing corruption in a Mexican medical school: impact assessment across two cross-sectional surveys

 

Number (%) who made an unofficial payment

2000 survey

First year

(n= 367)

Second year

(n=152)

Third year

(n=98)

Fourth year

(n=95)

All years

(n=712)

For admission to the medical school

17 (5)

6 (4)

9 (9)

12 (12)

44 (6)

To pass an examination

7 (2)

32 (21)

27 (28)

37 (40) †

104 (15)

For an administrative procedure

27 (8)

9 (6)

13 (14)

14 (15)

63 (9)

2007 survey

First year

(n= 145)

Second year

(n= 100)

Third year

(n=103)

Fourth year

(n=88)

All years

(n= 436)

For admission to the medical school

1 (1)

0

4 (4)

2 (2)

7 (1.6)

To pass an examination

4 (3)

1 (1)

24 (24)

47 (57) ‡

76 (18)

For an administrative procedure

3 (2)

8 (8)

8 (8)

14 (16)

33 (8)

  1. † = X2 Test of trend 111.7, df 3, p<0.0001
  2. ‡ = X2 Test of trend 122.0, df 3, p<0.0001