Table 4. Multivariate analysis of factors associated with the motivation to study medicine and by the academic performance of medical students in ten Latin American countries.
| More Motivated | Statistics of association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PR | CI95% | p-value | |
| Economical/prestige motivation | 1.01 | 0.90–1.14 | 0.822 |
| Social/altruist motivation | 0.57 | 0.46–0.70 | <0.001 |
| Males | 0.83 | 0.71–0.98 | 0.030 |
| Age (years)* | 1.01 | 0.97–1.04 | 0.746 |
| Particular Univ. | 0.95 | 0.82–1.10 | 0.486 |
| Study years* | 1.15 | 1.03–1.28 | 0.013 |
| Familial pressure | 1.36 | 1.17–1.59 | <0.001 |
| By vocational test | 0.84 | 0.70–1.01 | 0.062 |
| Good grades at school | 0.58 | 0.45–0.74 | <0.001 |
| Self-maintained | 1.54 | 1.26–1.87 | <0.001 |
PR (Prevalence ratio), CI95% (Confidence intervals at 95%) y p-value obtained with generalized lineal models, with Poisson family, log linkage function, thick models and taking in count each university as a cluster group.
*Took as a quantitative variable for the analysis.