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Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the sample (N = 206)

From: Lebanese students’ motivation in medical school: does it change throughout the years? A cross-sectional study

 

USJ (N = 145)

USEK (N = 61)

p-value

Year of study

  

0.035

 1st year

50 (34.5%)

13 (21.3%)

 

 2nd year

15 (10.3%)

11 (18%)

 

 3rd year

21 (14.5%)

13 (21.3%)

 

 4th year

13 (9%)

11 (18%)

 

 5th year

46 (31.7%)

13 (21.3%)

 

Repeating the academic year

  

0.526

 No

144 (99.3%)

60 (98.4%)

 

 Yes

1 (0.7%)

1 (1.6%)

 

Gender

  

0.635

 Male

59 (40.7%)

27 (44.3%)

 

 Female

86 (59.3%)

34 (55.7%)

 

Marital status

 Single

144 (100%)

61 (100%)

Belonging to a medical family

  

0.742

 No

108 (74.5%)

46 (76.7%)

 

 Yes

37 (25.5%)

14 (23.3%)

 

Living with parents

  

0.043

 No

18 (12.4%)

2 (3.3%)

 

 Yes

127 (87.6%)

59 (96.7%)

 

Reason to be a doctor

 Vocation and passion for medicine

115 (79.3%)

52 (85.2%)

0.321

 Familial pressure

7 (4.8%)

4 (6.6%)

0.614

 It’s a business that earns money

37 (25.5%)

15 (24.6%)

< 0.001

 For the benefits that this profession brings, especially in Lebanon

45 (31%)

11 (18%)

0.056

 It’s a liberal job

77 (53.1%)

11 (18%)

< 0.001

 For the humanitarian side of the profession

105 (72.4%)

37 (60.7%)

0.096

Satisfaction with choice of medical studies

 Yes

121 (84%)

54 (88.5%)

0.405

Choice of specialty fixed from the beginning

 Yes

42 (29%)

21 (34.4%)

0.437

Choice of specialty modified during your medical studies

 Yes

85 (60.3%)

39 (63.9%)

0.625

Choice of specialty

  

0.594

 Medical specialty

63 (43.4%)

22 (36.1%)

 

 Surgery

42 (29%)

21 (34.4%)

 

 Others

40 (27.6%)

18 (29.5%)