Table 3.
Barriers to research involvement during residency by gender
| Women (n = 420) | Men (n = 438) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barriers to research | |||
| Lack of mentorship or support from faculty | 273 (65.0) | 244 (55.7) | 0.0055* |
| Lack of time | 213 (50.7) | 264 (60.3) | 0.0049* |
| Lack of research experience | 157 (37.4) | 148 (33.8) | 0.2723 |
| Lack of skills for statistical analysis | 143 (34.0) | 118 (26.9) | 0.0238* |
| Lack of research ideas | 113 (26.9) | 114 (26.0) | 0.771 |
| Lack of funding | 103 (24.5) | 134 (30.6) | 0.047* |
| Lack of reward | 78 (18.6) | 142 (32.4) | < 0.0001* |
| Frustration about complexity and slow progress | 77 (18.3) | 110 (25.1) | 0.0162* |
| Lack of personal interest | 57 (13.6) | 92 (21.0) | 0.0041* |
| Lack of opportunity to present research work | 34 (8.1) | 31 (7.1) | 0.5736 |
| Lack of access to libraries for research literature | 22 (5.2) | 28 (6.4) | 0.4707 |
| Barriers to perform research fellowship abroad | |||
| Lack of funding | 233 (55.5) | 237 (54.1) | 0.7316 |
| Family circumstances/commitments | 227 (54.0) | 229 (52.3) | 0.6321 |
| It would result in reduction of my overall income | 95 (22.6) | 136 (31.1) | 0.0056* |
| Lack of personal interest | 93 (22.1) | 116 (26.5) | 0.1523 |
| I do not see future possibilities after doing research | 72 (17.1) | 87 (19.9) | 0.3339 |
| I do not like living abroad | 46 (11.0) | 41 (9.4) | 0.4976 |
| I already did my research training as part of my core curriculum and it's sufficient | 30 (7.1) | 31 (7.1) | 1.0000 |
| Do you consider your gender as a challenge in research /teaching opportunities? | |||
| Yes | 102 (24.3) | 30 (6.8) | < 0.0001* |
| No | 318 (75.7) | 408 (93.2) | < 0.0001* |
Categorical variables are provided as numbers and percentages. * indicates the statistically significant p values