Residents in difficulty: a mixed methods study on the prevalence, characteristics, and sociocultural challenges from the perspective of residency program directors

Table 1 Residents in difficulty versus all residents in the region in 2012

Variable	Residents in difficulty (n = 133)	All residents (N = 2399)	Test	p-value
Gender
Female	76 (57 %)	1445 (60 %)	Χ² = 0,5018	0.479
Male	57 (43 %)	954 (40 %)
Total	133 (100 %)	2399 (100 %)
Age (years)
≤30	24 (18 %)	569 (24 %)	FET	0.005
31–35	58 (44 %)	948 (39 %)
36–40	28 (21 %)	638 (27 %)
≥41	22 (17 %)	244 (10 %)
Missing	1 (0 %)	0 (0 %)
Total	133 (100 %)	2399 (100 %)
Level of training
Basic	11 (8 %)	382 (16 %)	FET	0.004
Introduction	34 (26 %)	634 (26 %)
Specialty	87 (65 %)	1383 (58 %)
Missing	1 (1 %)	0 (0 %)
Total	133 (100 %)	2399 (100 %)
University
National	50 (58 %)	1165 (84 %)	FET	0.000
International	34 (39 %)	180 (13 %)
Missing/unknown	3 (3 %)	38 (3 %)
Total (specialty residents)	87 (100 %)	1382 (100 %)

FET Fisher’s exact test. Level of training: The first year in postgraduate training is ‘basic’ training (1 year), followed by ‘introduction’ to the specialty (1 year), and then finally by ‘specialty’ training (4–5 years depending on specialty). The questionnaire allowed respondents to describe up to five residents in difficulty. However, two respondents experienced six and nine residents in difficulty respectively, therefore only data from 133 of the total 138 residents in difficulty is available and presented above

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