Table 2.
The median/mean score of investigated question “Which of the following factors will be taken into consideration when you choose a dental specialty for training?”
| Factors | All answerers (n = 35) |
Median/Mean |
Mann–Whitney U test | Significance | Median/Mean |
Mann–Whitney U test | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median/Mean | Number and proportion of those who answered as important | PGYD1 (n = 17) | PGYD2 (n = 16) | Male (n = 17) | Female (n = 17) | |||||
| Life quality or workload | 3/3.43 | 34 (97%) | 3/3.41 | 3/3.44 | 136.00 | NS | 4/3.59 | 3/3.24 | 190.50 | NS |
| Interest | 4/3.51 | 35 (100%) | 3/3.65 | 3/3.31 | 90.50 | NS | 4/3.52 | 3/3.47 | 153.00 | NS |
| Incidence of medical disputes | 3/2.89 | 27 (77%) | 4/2.88 | 3/2.88 | 140.50 | NS | 3/2.76 | 3/2.94 | 129.50 | NS |
| Accomplishment | 3/3.26 | 34 (97%) | 3/3.12 | 3/3.31 | 152.00 | NS | 3/3.24 | 3/3.24 | 134.00 | NS |
| Future job opportunities | 3/3.4 | 34 (97%) | 3/3.41 | 3/3.38 | 134.50 | NS | 3/3.41 | 3/3.35 | 156.00 | NS |
| Salary level | 3/3.29 | 33 (94%) | 3/3.35 | 3/3.25 | 125.00 | NS | 3/3.35 | 3/3.18 | 164.00 | NS |
| Possibility to become a clinic owner | 3/2.74 | 22 (63%) | 3/2.59 | 3/2.88 | 169.50 | NS | 3/3 | 3/2.41 | 205.00 | NS |
NS: not significant.