Table 4 Motivational factors associated with specialty preference by gender
From: Gender difference in preference of specialty as a career choice among Japanese medical students
Odds ratio (95 % CI) | Gender interaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | p-value | |
Specialty preference | N = 141 | N = 227 | |
General medicine/Family medicine (Yes/No) | |||
Job security | 2.21 (1.04–4.69) | ------ | 0.104 |
Technical & research specialty | 0.29 (0.14–0.59) | ------ | 0.022 |
Special Internal medicine (Yes/No) | |||
Technical & research specialty | 2.01 (1.10–3.68) | 2.28 (1.32–3.94) | 0.737 |
Surgery (Yes/No) | |||
Work-life balance | 0.54 (0.28–1.06) | ------ | 0.373 |
Technical & research specialty | 3.41 (1.39–8.35) | 2.94 (1.70–5.10) | 0.732 |
Personal reasons | 0.18 (0.07–0.44) | 0.49 (0.31–0.79) | 0.276 |
Pediatrics (Yes/No) | |||
Educational experience | ------ | 1.94 (1.16–3.25) | 0.060 |
Job security | ------ | 0.52 (0.31–0.85) | 0.345 |
Technical & research specialty | 0.44 (0.24–0.82) | 0.55 (0.32–0.93) | 0.616 |
Personal reasons | ------ | 1.66 (1.01–2.73) | 0.207 |
Obstetrics & Gynecology (Yes/No) | |||
Educational experience | 0.56 (0.29–1.07) | ------ | 0.154 |
Advice from others | 1.69 (0.91–3.14) | ------ | 0.175 |
Technical & research specialty | 0.44 (0.22–0.89) | ------ | 0.512 |
Psychology (Yes/No) | |||
Job security | 0.19 (0.04–0.80) | ------ | 0.135 |
Advice from others | 2.45 (1.10–5.46) | ------ | 0.067 |
Work-life balance | 3.01 (1.22–7.43) | 1.88 (1.02–3.49) | 0.537 |
Personal reasons | 2.06 (0.93–4.56) | ------ | 0.571 |
Anesthesiology (Yes/No) | |||
Educational experience | 0.32 (0.15–0.67) | ------ | 0.032 |
Technical & research specialty | ------ | 1.81 (0.91–3.62) | 0.412 |
Emergency medicine (Yes/No) | |||
Job security | ------ | 0.55 (0.29–1.02) | 0.070 |
Advice from others | ------ | 1.83 (1.09–3.09) | 0.152 |
Work-life balance | 0.46 (0.23–0.90) | 0.53 (0.32–0.89) | 0.410 |
Technical & research specialty | 2.19 (0.98–4.90) | ------ | 0.090 |
Personal reasons | 0.45 (0.21–0.97) | 0.61 (0.38–0.98) | 0.903 |
Orthopedics (Yes/No) | |||
Educational experience | 0.21 (0.08–0.57) | ------ | 0.122 |
Job security | ------ | 2.17 (0.96–4.88) | 0.885 |
Advice from others | 2.30 (0.85–6.25) | ------ | 0.070 |
Work-life balance | 4.87 (1.63–14.6) | ------ | 0.227 |