Table 1 Personal and professional characteristics of participants (n = 9322)
healthcare professionals | medical students | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | nurses | doctors | Clinical Medicine | nursing |
Gender | ||||
Male | 192(3.3%) | 1018(61.2%) | 468(42.5%) | 118(15.3%) |
Female | 5594(96.7%) | 646(38.8%) | 632(57.5%) | 654(84.7%) |
Age | 33.02 ± 7.42 | 38.65 ± 8.27 | 21.60 ± 3.02 | 20.60 ± 2.81 |
Educational level | ||||
Below Bachelor degree | 1907(33.0%) | 60(3.6%) | 0 | 135(17.5%) |
Bachelor degree | 3765(65.1%) | 773(46.5%) | 897(81.5%) | 598(77.5%) |
Master’s degree | 114(2.0%) | 506(30.4%) | 149(13.5%) | 37(4.8%) |
Doctorate | 0 | 325(19.5%) | 54(4.9%) | 2(0.3%) |
Work intention after graduation | ||||
Tertiary hospital | N/A | N/A | 972(88.4%) | 642(83.2%) |
Primary hospital | N/A | N/A | 69(6.3%) | 43(5.6%) |
Others | N/A | N/A | 59(5.4%) | 87(11.3%) |
Whether current major is the first choice | ||||
Yes | N/A | N/A | 1025(93.2%) | 456(59.1%) |
No | N/A | N/A | 75(6.8%) | 316(40.9%) |
Whether have had started internship in the hospital | ||||
Yes | N/A | N/A | 318(28.9%) | 431(55.8%) |
No | N/A | N/A | 782(71.7%) | 341(44.2%) |
Reason of major/career choice | ||||
Personal ideal | ||||
Yes | 996(59.9%) | 2048(35.4%) | 825(75.0%) | 396(51.3%) |
No | 668(40.1%) | 3738(64.6%) | 275(25.0%) | 376(48.7%) |
Family wishes | ||||
Yes | 826(49.6%) | 2824(48.8%) | 567(51.5%) | 358(46.4%) |
No | 838(50.4%) | 2962(51.2%) | 553(48.5%) | 414(53.6%) |