From: Attitudes towards primary care career in community health centers among medical students in China
Willingness: No N (%) | Willingness: Yes N (%) | Pearsonχ2 (p-value) | |
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Demographics | |||
Gender | |||
M (1114) | 450 (47.6) | 654 (45.2) | 1.31 (0.25) |
F (1287) | 495 (52.4) | 792 (54.8) | |
Place of rearing | |||
Urban (956) | 449 (48.1) | 507 (37.6) | 25.17 (0.00) |
Rural (1326) | 484 (51.9) | 842 (62.4) | |
Year of school | |||
Year 1 (566) | 148 (15.6) | 418 (28.9) | 127.96 (0.00) |
Year 2 (498) | 151 (16.0) | 347 (24.0) | |
Year 3 (485) | 202 (21.4) | 283 (19.6) | |
Year 4 (383) | 218 (23.0) | 165 (11.4) | |
Year 5 (460) | 227 (24.0) | 233 (16.1) | |
Prior contact with GP profession | |||
Know about GP | |||
No (1324) | 523 (55.3) | 801 (55.3) | 0.00 (0.99) |
Yes (1070) | 423 (44.7) | 647 (44.7) | |
Take GM class | |||
No (1946) | 797 (85.6) | 1149 (82.2) | 4.75 (0.03) |
Yes (383) | 134 (14.4) | 249 (17.8) | |
Personally held value and fit | |||
Income of GP | |||
1000– ≤ 2000 RMB (186) | 88 (9.3) | 98 (6.8) | 11.87 (−0.01) |
2000– ≤ 3000 RMB (640) | 231 (24.5) | 409 (28.3) | |
3000– ≤ 4000 RMB (784) | 295 (31.3) | 489 (33.9) | |
> 4000 RMB (777) | 330 (35.0) | 447 (31.0) | |
Income of specialist | |||
1000– ≤ 2000 RMB (186) | 46 (4.9) | 102 (7.1) | 14.93 (0.00) |
2000– ≤ 3000 RMB (640) | 211 (22.4) | 328 (22.7) | |
3000– ≤ 4000 RMB (784) | 281 (29.8) | 492 (34.1) | |
> 4000 RMB (777) | 406 (43.0) | 520 (36.1) | |
Importance of GP | |||
Very necessary (2001) | 747 (79.6) | 1254 (88.3) | 34.83 (0.00) |
Doesn’t matter (312) | 164 (17.5) | 148 (10.4) | |
Not necessary at all (46) | 28 (3.0) | 18 (1.3) | |
Social prestige | |||
No (1300) | 430 (62.5) | 870 (72.0) | 18.43 (0.00) |
Yes (596) | 258 (37.5) | 338 (28.0) | |
Worth 5-year Training | |||
No (1080) | 615 (65.6) | 465 (32.8) | 244.66 (0.00) |
Yes (1277) | 323 (34.4) | 954 (67.2) | |
GP profession characteristics and perceptions | |||
Community work condition | |||
Very good (18) | 5 (0.5) | 13 (1.0) | 11.87 (−0.01) |
Good (56) | 16 (1.8) | 40 (2.9) | |
Normal (590) | 183 (20.1) | 407 (29.9) | |
Poor (1327) | 586 (64.3) | 159 (11.7) | |
Very poor (280) | 121 (13.3) | 159 (11.7) | |
Working at a community health center is less stress than a big hospital | |||
No (536) | 175 (21.9) | 361 (27.7) | 8.78 (0.00) |
Yes (1566) | 624 (78.1) | 888 (73.1) | |
Gloomy Career Prospect for working in a community health center | |||
No (444) | 117 (13.6) | 327 (26.9) | 52.85 (0.00) |
Yes (1630) | 742 (86.4) | 888 (73.1) | |
Location of school | |||
Eastern China (571) | 61 (6.4) | 510 (35.1) | 259.21 (0.00) |
Central China (717) | 350 (37.0) | 367 (25.2) | |
Western China (1114) | 536 (56.6) | 578 (39.7) | |
Academic performance | |||
Very good (217) | 99 (10.5) | 118 (8.2) | 4.2 (−0.24) |
Good (942) | 367 (38.8) | 575 (39.8) | |
Normal (1057) | 417 (44.1) | 640 (44.4) | |
Poor (173) | 63 (6.7) | 110 (7.6) |