Table 1 Characteristics of the participants stratified by proven German level
Variable | Total N | Proven German Level before moving to Germany | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than B1 N (%) | B1 N (%) | B2 N (%) | |||
109 | 39 (35.8) | 37 (33.9) | 33 (30.3) | ||
mean age in years (SD) | 32.7 (4.3) | 33.2 (4.9) | 32.4 (4.4) | 32.4 (3.4) | 0.45 |
Median time in Germany till starting residency in months (IQR) | 12 (7–20) | 21 (14–29) | 10.5 (6.25–16) | 8 (5–11) | < .001 |
Median estimated number of applications (IQR) | 50 (10–100) | 30 (5–100) | 100 (25.5–175) | 25 (2–67.5) | < .019 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 95 (87.2) | 30 (76.9) | 36 (97.3) | 29 (87.9) | 0.025 |
Female | 14 (12.8) | 9 (23.1) | 1 (2.7) | 4 (12.1) | |
Completed medical school in Syria | |||||
Yes | 106 (97.2) | 39 (100) | 37 (100) | 30 (90.9) | NA |
No | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (9.1) | |
Completed residency in Syria | |||||
Yes | 23 (21.1) | 10 (25.6) | 6 (16.2) | 7 (21.2) | 0.6 |
No | 86 (78.9) | 29 (74.4) | 31 (83.8) | 26 (78.8) | |
Attended observership in Germany | |||||
Yes | 90 (82.6) | 31 (79.5) | 32 (86.5) | 27 (81.8) | 0.71 |
No | 19 (17.4) | 8 (20.5) | 5 (13.5) | 6 (18.2) | |
Estimated costs in Germany | |||||
≥ 10,000€ | 52 (47.7) | 23 (59) | 15 (40.5) | 14 (42.4) | 0.21 |
< 10,000€ | 57 (52.3) | 16 (41) | 22 (59.5) | 19 (57.6) | |