Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the professional intention of medical and related students

BMC Medical Education

Table 2 Impact of epidemic situation on the next plan after completing current program

Items	Total	Number of students Chinese Total Female Male			Number of students non-Chinese Total Female Male
1. The pandemic has changed the financial situation of my family, so I intend to work after completing current program.	147^**	109^**	67^**	42^**	38^{# &&}	24	14
2. The pandemic has made me more aware of the significance of medical and health work, and I am more willing to engage in medical and health work. I intend to work after completing current program.	631^**	566^**	398^**	168	65^**	42	23
3. The epidemic made me realize that my knowledge is limited. If possible, I want to continue to study after graduation	456^**	434^**	292^**	142	22^&&	6^@	16
4. The pandemic made me terrified to practice in medical and health work, so I plan to change my profession, if possible.	19	19	13	6^**
Total	1253	1128	770	358	125	72	53

Chi-square (and Fisher’s exact test) were conducted to test for differences. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. ^**P < 0.01 compared with the choice of other items in same column; ^#P < 0.05 compared with the choice of items 3; ^&& P < 0.01 compared with corresponding total Chinese; ^@P < 0.05 compared with corresponding non-Chinese male

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