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Table 5 Reasons for failure among the village doctors who failed the exam (n = 613a)

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

The most important reasons for failing the exam

Numbers

Percentage (%)

Written test was too difficult

217

35.40

Too old to study

195

31.81

Technical test was too difficult

23

3.75

Lacking targeted training

65

10.60

Not meeting the prerequisite for exam

56

9.14

Too busy to study

35

5.71

Not paying much attention to the exam

5

0.82

Other

17

2.77

Total

613

100.00

  1. aNumber of actual responses