Table 8 Logistical regression factors in choosing a psychiatric career
From: Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey
Variable | Category | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Own vocation in choosing medicine | Negative influence | 1 | <0.001 |
No/slight influence | 1.49 (0.85, 2.61) | ||
Important influence | 3.01 (1.61, 5.91) | ||
Speciality choice on entering medical school | No speciality | 1 | <0.001 |
Psychiatry | 10.8 (5.38, 21.8) | ||
Other speciality | 1.13 (0.81, 1.59) | ||
Psychiatry special study module | No | 1 | 0.03 |
Yes | 1.45 (1.05, 2.01) | ||
University psychiatry club | No | 1 | <0.001 |
Yes | 3.25 (1.94, 5.42) | ||
Psychiatry elective | No | 1 | <0.001 |
Yes | 4.28 (2.87, 6.38) | ||
Psychiatry lectures/ tutorials | No | 1 | <0.001 |
Yes | 0.54 (0.40, 0.72) |