Table 2 Characteristics of the participants stratified based on completing a home country residency training
Variable | Total | Completed residency in Syria | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
109 | 86 | 23 | ||
Mean age in years (SD) | 32.7 (4.32) | 31.30 (3.28) | 37.48 (3.28) | < .001 |
Median time in Germany till starting residency in months (IQR) | 12 (7–20) | 12 (7–19) | 11 (9–22) | 0.84 |
Median estimated number of applications, count (IQR) | 50 (10–100) | 30 (9.25–137.50) | 50 (25–90) | 0.93 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 95 (87.2) | 73 (84.9) | 22 (95.7) | 0.29 |
Female | 14 (12.8) | 13 (15.1) | 1 (4.3) | |
Completed medical school in Syria | ||||
Yes | 106 (97.2) | 83 (96.5) | 23 (100) | 1 |
No | 3 (2.8) | 3 (3.5) | 0 (0) | |
Attended observership in Germany | ||||
Yes | 90 (82.6) | 69 (80.2) | 21 (91.3) | 0.35 |
No | 19 (17.4) | 17 (19.8) | 2 (8.7) | |
Estimated cost | ||||
> 10,000€ | 52 (47.7) | 43 (50) | 9 (39.1) | 0.35 |
≤ 10,000€ | 57 (52.3) | 43(50) | 14 (60.9) | |