Table 4. Role of year of study in influencing the factors for career choice: *statistically significant.
| S. No | Factors | N | Year of study n(%) | Chi sq | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-final | Final | |||||
| 1 | Characteristics of the specialty | |||||
| Present | 290 | 144(49.6) | 146(50.4) | 21.4 | 0.0001* | |
| Absent | 72 | 14(19.4) | 58(80.5) | |||
| 2 | Personal reasons | |||||
| Present | 138 | 62(44.9) | 76(55.1) | 0.14 | 0.905 | |
| Absent | 224 | 96(42.8) | 128(57.2) | |||
| 3 | Opinions of peers | |||||
| Present | 150 | 58(38.7) | 92(61.3) | 2.4 | 0.121 | |
| Absent | 212 | 100(47.2) | 112(52.8) | |||
| 4 | Future scope in career | |||||
| Present | 238 | 114(47.9) | 124(52.1) | 5.1 | 0.023* | |
| Absent | 124 | 44(35.5) | 80(64.5) | |||
| 5 | Others | |||||
| Present | 196 | 86(43.8) | 110(56.2) | 0.009 | 0.976 | |
| Absent | 166 | 72(43.4) | 94(56.6) | |||