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Table 4 Dental students’ responses regarding their career choice motivations (n=131)

From: Impact of career choice motivation on academic burnout in senior dental students: A cross-sectional study

Question

Frequency %

95% CI

Lower bound

Upper bound

1.Failure to enter other educational fields

Yes

13.7

8.7

20.9

No

86.3

79.1

91.3

2.Advice by parents or others

Yes

54.4

45.9

62.9

No

45.6

37.1

54.1

3.Interest in dentistry as a combination of art and science

Yes

62.2

58.4

74.9

No

38.8

25.1

41.6

4.High level of income

Yes

90.0

83.4

94.1

No

10.0

5.9

16.6

5.Occupational independence

Yes

89.5

82.9

93.8

No

10.5

6.2

17.1

6.Good social position

Yes

89.9

83.2

94.1

No

10.1

5.9

16.8

7.Helping others to regain their health or improve their appearance

Yes

70.8

62.4

78.0

No

29.2

22

37.6

8. Being easier than medicine

Yes

73.6

65.2

80.5

No

26.4

19.5

34.8