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Table 2 Characteristics of survey participants, by their willingness to work in communities after graduation

From: Attitudes towards primary care career in community health centers among medical students in China

 

Willingness: No N (%)

Willingness: Yes N (%)

Pearsonχ2 (p-value)

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)