Fig. 3

Comparison of factors affecting the career preference of study participants by gender (n = 801). Responses were based on the mean score from a 5-point Likert-type scale with strongly disagree = 1, disagree = 2, neutral = 3, agree = 4, and strongly agree = 5. Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine the differences between male and female students. A p-value of < 0.05 are presented as yellow diamonds