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Table 5 Multinomial analyses sociodemographic factors and motivators associated with first-choice specialty of 185 HO (Reference dependent variable: Surgical specialties)

From: House officers’ specialist career choices and motivators for their choice– a sequential mixed-methods study from Malaysia

 

Medical (n = 75)

Acute care (n = 58)

Primary care (n = 27)

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p-value

Model 1

Age (years)

  < 27 (23 – 26)

1

 

1

 

1

 

  ≥ 27 (27 – 34)

1.90 (0.83, 4.23)

0.128

1.33 (0.50, 3.56)

0.575

5.12 (1.59, 16.96)

0.006

Domains of motivational factors

 Work schedule and personal

2.47 (1.36, 4.49)

0.003

1.72 (0.86, 3.44)

0.127

6.68 (2.6, 17.15)

 < 0.001

 Specialty characteristics

0.14 (0.07, 0.28)

 < 0.001

0.51 (0.24, 1.1)

0.086

0.07 (0.03, 0.17)

 < 0.001

 Career prospects of the specialty

1.03 (0.6, 1.74)

0.928

0.51 (0.28, 0.95)

0.034

1.51 (0.72, 3.12)

0.277

Model 2

Age (years)

  < 27 (23 – 26)

1

0.122

1

0.814

1

0.012

  ≥ 27 (27 – 34)

1.94 (0.84, 4.47)

 

1.13 (0.41,3.13)

 

4.83 (1.41,16.57)

 

Has a health professional in the family or among the relatives

 Yes

1

0.807

1

0.014

1

0.892

 No

0.90 (0.39, 2.08)

 

4.73 (1.38, 16.3)

 

1.08 (0.34,3.48)

 

Undergraduate university

 Public

1

0.258

1

0.788

1

0.093

 Private

1.65 (0.69, 3.92)

 

0.87 (0.31, 2.45)

 

0.37 (0.12,1.18)

 

Domains of motivators

 Work schedule and personal

2.51 (1.36, 4.62)

0.003

1.62 (0.80, 3.31)

0.183

6.66 (2.55,17.4)

 < 0.001

 Specialty characteristics

0.14 (0.07, 0.27)

 < 0.001

0.52 (0.24, 1.14)

0.104

0.78 (0.03,0.19)

 < 0.001

 Career prospects of the specialty

1.00 (0.59, 1.71)

0.995

0.57 (0.30,1.07)

0.078

1.60 (0.75,3.40)

0.225