Table 2. Summary of predictor variables, n = 255 .
Variable | Median, mean ± SD |
Religious practice | 2.0, 2.02 ± 0.47 |
** | n (%) |
Religious appearance (hijab/beard) | |
No | 135 (53.9) |
Yes | 107 (42.0) |
Since completing medical school, how often have you personally experienced discrimination at work because of your religion? | |
Never | 79 (31.0) |
Rarely | 112 (43.9) |
Sometimes to always | 60 (23.5) |
Have you personally experienced religious discrimination at your current workplace? | |
No | 214 (83.9) |
Yes | 36 (14.1) |
Have you ever reported concerns about religious discrimination to an employer or a professional body? | |
No | 239 (93.7) |
Yes | 11 (4.3) |
My religion negatively influences my relationships with colleagues | |
Strongly disagree/disagree | 229 (89.8) |
Agree/strongly agree | 23 (9.0) |
My religion positively influences my relationships with colleagues | |
Strongly disagree/disagree | 83 (32.6) |
Agree/strongly agree | 163 (63.9) |
My religion places me under greater scrutiny than non-Muslim colleagues | |
Strongly disagree/disagree | 132 (51.8) |
Agree/strongly agree | 117 (45.9) |
I struggle to find time for prayer (salat/namaz) at work | |
Strongly disagree/disagree | 123 (48.2) |
Agree/strongly agree | 125 (49.0) |
My workplace accommodates my religious identity | |
Strongly disagree/disagree | 68 (26.7) |
Agree/strongly agree | 179 (70.2) |
Patients have refused my care because of my religious identity | |
Strongly disagree/disagree | 227 (89.0) |
Agree/strongly agree | 22 (8.6) |
Did Islamic values influence your choice of specialty? | |
No | 178 (69.8) |
Yes | 71 (27.8) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.