Table 2 Association between some motives and sociodemographic characteristics of entry-level students
From: Career expectations and the motivating factors for studying dentistry in Libya
Motives | Sociodemographic characteristics | Motivation responses N (%) | P value of X 2 test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive response | Negative response | |||
Desire to work in the healthcare field | Male | 26 (57.8) | 19 (42.8) | 0.032 |
Female | 55 (39.4) | 84 (60.6) | ||
Dentistry is a prestigious profession | Male | 30 (66.7%) | 15 (33.3%) | 0.010 |
Female | 62 (44.6%) | 77 (55.4%) | ||
Academic knowledge of dentistry | Have relatives who work in Dentistry | 44 (62%) | 27 (38.0%) | 0.014 |
No relatives work in Dentistry | 49 (43.3%) | 64 (56.6%) | ||
Observing other dentists | Have relatives working in Dentistry | 21 (29.6%) | 50 (70.4%) | 0.041 |
No relatives working in Dentistry | 19 (16.8%) | 94 (83.2%) | ||
Advice from a dentistry-related website | Father has a university degree or higher | 14 (14.1%) | 85 (85.9%) | 0.019 |
Father has less than a university degree | 24 (28.2%) | 61 (71.8%) | ||
Mother has a university degree or higher | 17 (15.5%) | 93 (84.5%) | 0.038 | |
Mother has less than a university degree | 20 (28.2%) | 51 (71.8%) | ||