Table 5 Rating of psychiatry relative to other fields, ATP-18 scores and relation to career choice
From: Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey
Factor | Category | Unlikely to choose psychiatry n (%) | Likely to choose psychiatry n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychiatry relative other specialities (*) | Worse | 151 (83%) | 32 (17%) | 0.30 |
Similar | 414 (77%) | 123 (23%) | ||
Better | 232 (79%) | 66 (22%) | ||
ATP score (†) | - | 60.7 (6.1) | 64.4 (7.4) | <0.001 |
ATP score | Negative attitude | 415 (88%) | 56 (12%) | <0.001 |
Positive attitude (‡) | 429 (77%) | 125 (23%) |