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Table 2 Work condition of Group A and Group B

From: Job satisfaction of graduates of rural oriented medical students training project in Jiangsu Province, China: a cross-sectional study

   

Group A (%)

Group B (%)

χ2 or Z

P

Major work

Outpatient service

No

51(19.5)

70(28.6)

5.777

0.016

  

Yes

211(80.5)

175(71.4)

  
 

File work*

No

158(60.3)

166(67.8)

3.046

0.081

  

Yes

104(39.7)

79(32.2)

  
 

Communication

No

141(53.8)

142(58.0)

0.881

0.348

  

Yes

121(46.2)

103(42.0)

  
 

Home visit

No

169(64.5)

185(75.5)

7.279

0.007

  

Yes

93(35.5)

60(24.5)

  
 

Health education

No

228(87.0)

210(85.7)

0.184

0.668

  

Yes

34(13.0)

35(14.3)

  

Patients per week

< 30

 

87(33.2)

87(35.5)

−1.084

0.278

 

30~

 

58(22.1)

63(25.7)

  
 

60~

 

42(16.0)

35(14.3)

  
 

90~

 

26(9.9)

21(8.6)

  
 

120~

 

49(18.7)

39(16.0)

  

Work hours per week

< 40

 

59(22.5)

50(20.4)

−0.820

0.412

 

40~

 

108(41.2)

98(40.0)

  
 

50~

 

95(36.3)

97(39.6)

  

Standardized training

 

Yes

207(79.0)

98(40.0)

80.375

< 0.001

  

No

55(21.0)

147(60.0)

  

Advanced rank

 

Yes

61(23.3)

21(8.6)

20.217

< 0.001

  

No

201(76.7)

224(91.4)

  

Higher salary in the same rank

 

Yes

28(10.7)

4(1.6)

17.550

< 0.001

  

No

234(89.3)

241(98.4)

  

Plan in the coming 3 years

Unchanged

 

66(25.2)

41(16.7)

−1.548

0.122

 

Further education

 

148(56.5)

159(64.9)

  
 

Not a concern

 

48(18.3)

45(18.4)

  

Willing to quit in the future

Yes

 

89(34.0)

69(28.2)

−0.762

0.446

 

No

 

55(21.0)

64(26.1)

  
 

Not a concern

 

118(45.0)

112(45.7)

  
  1. *File work: Establish and update health records for rural residents