Does exam-targeted training help village doctors pass the certified (assistant) physician exam and improve their practical skills? A cross-sectional analysis of village doctors’ perspectives in Changzhou in Eastern China

Table 3 Percentage of village doctors with different qualification

Variable	N	Percentage of qualifications (%)			chi-square test^b
Variable	N	Certified (assistant) physicians	Rural doctors	Village health workers	chi-square test^b
Total (n = 837)^a	837	14.93	84.35	0.72
Age group (n = 828)^a					< 0.001
20–39 years	213	28.64	69.01	2.35
40–49 years	191	8.90	91.10	0.00
50–59 years	252	7.93	92.06	0.01
60- years	172	15.11	84.30	0.59
Education (n = 835)^a
College or higher	79	51.90	48.10	0.00	< 0.001
Medical vocational school	364	12.64	85.99	1.37
High school	167	9.58	89.82	0.60
Middle and primary school	225	9.78	90.22	0.00
Working Years (n = 820)^a
0–9 years	32	34.38	62.50	3.13	< 0.001
10–19 years	256	21.48	76.95	1.56
20–29 years	150	6.67	93.33	0.00
30–39 years	228	11.40	88.16	0.44
40- years	154	13.64	86.36	0.00
Participated in training
Yes	384	14.06	84.64	1.30	0.624
No	312	15.38	83.65	0.96	0.624

^aNumbers of actual responses
^bFactors for qualifications were evaluated by chi-square test, combining the percentage of rural doctors and that of village health workers

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