Table 3. Role of gender in influencing the factors for career choice:
| S. No | Factors | N | Gender n(%) | Chi sq | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||||
| 1 | Characteristics of the specialty | |||||
| Present | 290 | 90(31.1) | 200(68.9) | 31 | 0.0001* | |
| Absent | 72 | 48(66.6) | 24(33.4) | |||
| 2 | Personal reasons | |||||
| Present | 138 | 58(42.1) | 80(57.9) | 1.4 | 0.236 | |
| Absent | 224 | 80(35.7) | 144(64.3) | |||
| 3 | Opinions of peers | |||||
| Present | 150 | 60(40.0) | 90(60.0) | 0.4 | 0.527 | |
| Absent | 212 | 78(36.8) | 134(63.2) | |||
| 4 | Future scope in career | |||||
| Present | 238 | 82(34.4) | 156(65.6) | 3.9 | 0.048* | |
| Absent | 124 | 56(45.2) | 68(54.8) | |||
| 5 | Others | |||||
| Present | 196 | 84(42.8) | 112(57.2) | 4.06 | 0.043* | |
| Absent | 166 | 54(32.5) | 112(67.5) | |||
| 6 | Type of career choice | |||||
| Clinical medicine | 314 | 110 (38.1) | 204 (61.9) | 28.1 | 0.0001* | |
| Basic medicine specialist | 5 | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | |||
| Public health | 7 | 1(14.3) | 6 (85.7) | |||
| Government infrastructure | 4 | 0(0) | 4 (100) | |||
| Other options | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |||
| Undecided | 30 | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | |||