From: Gender difference in preference of specialty as a career choice among Japanese medical students
Total | Women | Men | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N = 368 | N = 141 | N = 227 | |
Age, years | 21 ± 4 | 21 ± 3 | 22 ± 4 | 0.258 |
Academic year | ||||
1st-2nd | 179 (48.6) | 68 (48.2) | 111 (48.9) | 0.915 |
3rd-5th | 189 (51.4) | 73 (51.8) | 116 (51.1) | |
Admission from hometown | ||||
Yes | 168 (45.7) | 64 (45.4) | 104 (45.8) | 1.000 |
No | 200 (54.3) | 77 (54.6) | 123 (54.2) | |
Public high school graduation | ||||
Yes | 195 (53.0) | 76 (53.9) | 119 (52.4) | 0.830 |
No | 173 (47.0) | 65 (46.1) | 108 (47.6) | |
Combined junior high and high school graduation | ||||
Yes | 164 (44.6) | 64 (45.4) | 100 (44.1) | 0.830 |
No | 204 (55.4) | 77 (54.6) | 127 (55.9) | |
Admission by a special policy | ||||
Yes | 23 (6.3) | 6 (4.3) | 17 (7.5) | 0.270 |
No | 345 (93.8) | 135 (95.7) | 210 (92.5) | |
Student preparing for the entrance exam next year | ||||
Yes | 175 (47.6) | 55 (39.0) | 120 (52.9) | 0.010 |
No | 193 (52.4) | 86 (61.0) | 107 (47.1) | |
Presence of medical relatives | ||||
Yes | 162 (44.0) | 63 (44.7) | 99 (43.6) | 0.914 |
No | 206 (56.0) | 78 (55.3) | 128 (56.4) | |
Growing up in a rural area | ||||
Yes | 47 (12.8) | 19 (13.5) | 28 (12.3) | 0.750 |
No | 321 (87.2) | 122 (86.5) | 199 (87.7) | |
Presence of a role model | ||||
Yes | 152 (41.3) | 67 (47.5) | 85 (37.4) | 0.064 |
No | 216 (58.7) | 74 (52.5) | 142 (62.6) |