Table 3.

Individuals factors influencing the choice of a specialty

	Medical specialties N = 98 n (%)	Surgical specialties N = 65 n (%)	gynecology N = 47 n (%)	Fundamental sciences N = 15 n (%)	Public health N = 14 n (%)	Pediatric N = 10 n(%)	P-value
Individuals factors: balance between work and personal life
No emergencies	26 (24.1)	15 (23.1)	0 (0)	8 (53.3)	7 (50)	0 (0)	0.0001
Absence of custody	27 (25)	16 (24.6)	0 (0)	8 (53.3)	7 (50)	0 (0)	0.0001
Advantageous hours of work	30 (27.8)	18 (27.7)	3 (6.4)	7 (46.7)	5 (35.7)	0 (0)	0.003
Capable of night work	21 (20.4)	23 (35.4)	21 (44.7)	0 (0)	1 (7.1)	1 (10.00)	0.001
Spouse’s advice	6 (5.6)	3 (4.6)	6 (12.8)	1 (6.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.3
Family constraint	12 (11.1)	7 (10.8)	7 (14.9)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.3
Individual factors: personal skills and competences
Personal skills	71 (65.7)	44 (67.7)	35 (74.5)	14 (93.3)	11 (78.6)	9 (90.0)	0.2
Known as easy specialty	2 (1.9)	2 (3.1)	3 (6.4)	0 (0)	1 (7.1)	0 (0)	0.5
Physical inability to exercise another specialty	4 (3.7)	1 (1.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (7.1)	0 (0)	0.4
Personal inability to exercise another specialty	2 (1.9)	2 (3.1)	1 (2.1)	1 (6.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.7
Individuals factors: Contact with patients
Be in contact with patients	83 (76.9)	60 (92.3)	41 (87.2)	3 (20)	2 (14.3)	10 (100)	0.0001
Avoid contact with patients	10 (9.3)	2 (3.1)	0 (0)	5 (33,3)	7 (50)	0 (0)	0.0001
Personal financial factors
Default choice	15 (13.9)	4 (6.2)	7 (14.9)	1 (6.7)	1 (7.1)	0 (0)	0.4
Lack of financial support	10 (9.3)	12 (18.5)	5 (10,6)	2 (13.3)	1 (7.1)	0 (0)	0.4
Post graduate cycle not available in my country	10 (9.3)	2 (3.1)	0 (0)	3 (20.0)	2 (14.3)	0 (0)	0.02