From: Surgical confidence when operating among residents in surgery – a cross-sectional study (SCAR study)
Characteristic | <750 N = 84 | >750 N = 43 | P-Value* |
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Gender: | 0.498 | ||
Male | 50 (59.5%) | 29 (67.4%) | |
Female | 34 (40.5%) | 14 (32.6%) | |
Agemean ± (SD) | 30.7 (2.33) | 31.5 (1.83) | 0.043! * |
Residency level: | 0.134 | ||
Board eligible (Previous years) | 12 (14.3%) | 11 (25.6%) | |
Board eligible (This year) | 35 (41.7%) | 20 (46.5%) | |
Just started R5 | 27 (32.1%) | 7 (16.3%) | |
Just started R4 | 6 (7.14%) | 1 (2.33%) | |
Prefer not to mention | 4 (4.76%) | 4 (9.30%) | |
Nationality: | 0.750 | ||
Saudi | 75 (89.3%) | 40 (93.0%) | |
Other | 9 (10.7%) | 3 (6.98%) | |
Marital status: | 0.790 | ||
Married | 56 (66.7%) | 28 (65.1%) | |
Single | 26 (31.0%) | 15 (34.9%) | |
Divorced | 2 (2.38%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Kids: | 0.839 | ||
Yes | 36 (42.9%) | 20 (46.5%) | |
No | 48 (57.1%) | 23 (53.5%) | |
Number of kids: | 0.744 | ||
1 | 20 (55.6%) | 12 (63.2%) | |
2 | 13 (36.1%) | 5 (26.3%) | |
3 | 2 (5.56%) | 2 (10.5%) | |
4 | 1 (2.78%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Region of residency: | 0.360 | ||
Eastern | 12 (14.3%) | 4 (9.30%) | |
Western | 56 (66.7%) | 25 (58.1%) | |
Central | 11 (13.1%) | 10 (23.3%) | |
Southern | 5 (5.95%) | 4 (9.30%) | |
Practicing in the same city where the family lives: | 1.000 | ||
Yes | 65 (78.3%) | 34 (79.1%) | |
No | 18 (21.7%) | 9 (20.9%) | |
Residency type: | 0.212 | ||
University Medical Center | 14 (16.9%) | 3 (6.98%) | |
Military Medical Center | 22 (26.5%) | 9 (20.9%) | |
MOH | 42 (50.6%) | 29 (67.4%) | |
Private | 3 (3.61%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Other | 2 (2.41%) | 2 (4.65%) |