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Table 4 Opinions of the exam among village doctors with different qualifications (n = 748)

From: 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

Questions

Rural doctors (%)

Certified (assistant) physicians (%)

Total (%)

The exam impels village doctors to improve medical knowledge level theoretically*

 Yes

93.92

92.66

93.72

 No

6.08

7.34

6.28

Relationship between the exam and the actual health needs in rural areas**

 Very closely

0.95

4.34

3.78

 Closely

39.05

46.98

45.67

 A little closely

39.05

34.72

35.43

 Not closely

20.95

13.96

15.12

  1. *Chi square test, p > 0.05 (two-tailed)
  2. **Fisher exact test, p > 0.05 (two-tailed)