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Table 5 Multivariable regression analysis of influential factors for psychiatry career choice among psychiatry major students

From: Career choice and influential factors among medical students majoring in psychiatry in China

 

n

Choice (no. [%])

OR (95% CI)

p

Demographic characteristic

 Gender

  Male

1742

839 (48.20)

reference

 

  Female

2868

1716 (59.90)

1.50 (1.30–1.68)

<  0.001

 Grade

  Freshman

946

470 (49.70)

reference

 

  Low grade

3146

1748 (55.60)

1.11 (0.78–1.57)

0.507

  High grade

517

337 (65.20)

1.13 (1.07–1.21)

<  0.001

 Learning stage

  Basic knowledge learning

3949

2106 (53.30)

reference

 

  Externship

436

296 (67.90)

1.74 (1.32–2.31)

<  0.001

  Clerkship

225

153 (68.00)

1.99 (1.28–3.08)

0.002

Reasons for choosing psychiatry major at matriculation

 Personal interest

  No

1862

828 (44.50)

reference

 

  Yes

2748

1775 (64.60)

2.12 (1.87–2.40)

<  0.001

 Experience of mental problems of oneself or others

  No

3541

1846 (53.50)

reference

 

  Yes

1069

677 (63.30)

1.33 (1.28–1.56)

0.001

 Family’s suggestion or influence

  No

3321

1934 (55.70)

reference

 

  Yes

1289

691 (61.37)

1.25 (1.08–1.46)

0.004

 Lack knowledge of psychiatry

  No

4538

2534 (55.80)

reference

 

  Yes

72

21 (29.60)

0.49 (0.29–0.85)

0.010

 Low admission score of psychiatry

  No

4090

2323 (56.80)

reference

 

  Yes

520

220 (42.30)

0.80 (0.63–0.97)

0.045

General considerations when thinking about career specialty

 Work-life balance

  Not important

876

486 (55.50)

reference

 

  Important

3623

2060 (56.90)

1.15 (1.04–1.26)

0.006

 Content of specialty

  Not important

922

483 (52.40)

reference

 

  Important

3577

2063 (57.70)

1.10 (1.00–1.19)

0.041

 Level of educational debt

  Not important

2270

1360 (59.90)

reference

 

  Important

2229

1186 (53.20)

0.90 (0.84–0.98)

0.006

 Length of residency training

  Not important

1685

1000 (59.30)

reference

 

  Important

2813

1546 (54.90)

0.93 (0.85–1.01)

0.226

 Leadership potential

  Not important

2261

1333 (59.00)

reference

 

  Important

2244

1219 (54.30)

0.87 (0.80–0.94)

0.001

Stigma scale (continuous variable)

  

1.05 (1.03–1.07)

<  0.001

ATP-22 (continuous variable)

  

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

<  0.001

  1. ATP Attitudes Toward Psychiatry