Table 2 Professional satisfaction of health professional students with different professional selection methods and professional cognition
|  | Category | n | Mean rank | Number of very satisfied (%) | Number of satisfied (%) | Number of average and dissatisfied (%) | Kruskal–Wallis H | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission volunteer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62.165 | < 0.001 |
First choice | 672 | 538.96 | 244(36.3) | 287(42.7) | 141(21.0) | Â | Â | |
Non-first choice | 537 | 687.64 | 95(17.7) | 246(45.8) | 196(36.5) | Â | Â | |
Way of voluntary choice |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82.312 | < 0.001 |
Oneself | 619 | 522.01 | 225(36.3) | 288(46.5) | 106(17.1) | Â | Â | |
Others | 590 | 692.07 | 114(19.3) | 245(41.5) | 231(39.2) | Â | Â | |
Career guidance courses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.215 | < 0.001 |
Participate | 1080 | 590.81 | 315(29.2) | 487(45.1) | 278(25.7) | Â | Â | |
Did not participate | 129 | 723.84 | 24(18.6) | 46(35.7) | 59(45.7) | Â | Â | |
Professional prospects |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145.458 | < 0.001 |
Bright | 672 | 503.99 | 259(38.5) | 311(46.3) | 102(15.2) | Â | Â | |
Bleak | 537 | 731.41 | 80(14.9) | 222(41.3) | 235(43.8) | Â | Â | |
Employment status |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82.651 | < 0.001 |
Understand | 249 | 437.75 | 135(54.2) | 75(30.1) | 39(15.7) | Â | Â | |
Did not understand | 960 | 648.38 | 204(21.3) | 458(47.7) | 298(31.0) | Â | Â |