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Table 2.

Comparison of the item responses between the male and female respondents.

Comparisons between Gender and Items
Items	Gender	N	Mean	Std. Deviation	p-Value
I would consider a career in neurosurgery	Male	518	2.85	1.391	0.374
I would consider a career in neurosurgery	Female	496	2.77	1.380	0.374
Neurosurgery training programs are the most competitive to get into	Male	518	3.40	1.143	0.004
	Female	496	3.60	1.050	0.004
Adventure-loving persons are best suited to do neurosurgery specialization	Male	518	3.30	0.996	0.647
	Female	496	3.33	0.905	0.647
College teachers/seniors have a great influence on any students’ specialization choice after MBBS	Male	518	3.73	1.036	0.758
	Female	496	3.75	1.054	0.758
If you are an MBBS student, have you completed your undergraduate (i.e., MBBS program) neurosurgery rotation?	Male	393	1.70	0.457	0.852
	Female	385	1.70	0.459	0.852
Future neurosurgical specialty job opportunities in Saudi Arabia are limited	Male	518	3.26	1.025	0.290
	Female	496	3.32	0.952	0.290
Huge prestige is attached to neurosurgery	Male	518	3.99	0.920	0.894
Huge prestige is attached to neurosurgery	Female	496	4.00	0.888	0.894
If you are an intern, have you completed your emergency department rotation?	Male	307	1.78	0.416	0.003
	Female	288	1.67	0.471	0.003
Neurosurgeons are intelligent	Male	518	3.79	0.918	0.000
Neurosurgeons are intelligent	Female	496	4.09	0.880	0.000
Neurosurgeons are well paid	Male	518	3.69	1.019	0.670
Neurosurgeons are well paid	Female	496	3.72	0.961	0.670
Neurosurgeons need excellent manual dexterity	Male	518	4.10	0.900	0.124
Neurosurgeons need excellent manual dexterity	Female	496	4.18	0.855	0.124
Neurosurgeons need to be emotionally detached from their patients	Male	518	3.11	1.210	0.274
	Female	496	3.03	1.166	0.274
Neurosurgery is a depressing specialty	Male	518	3.34	1.118	0.003
Neurosurgery is a depressing specialty	Female	496	3.13	1.070	0.003
Neurosurgery is a dying specialty	Male	518	2.97	1.194	0.084
Neurosurgery is a dying specialty	Female	496	2.89	1.105	0.084
Neurosurgery is a male specialty	Male	518	2.95	1.291	0.000
Neurosurgery is a male specialty	Female	496	1.89	1.122	0.000
Neurosurgery is an important subject	Male	518	4.51	0.748	0.030
Neurosurgery is an important subject	Female	496	4.60	0.668	0.030
Neurosurgery is an interesting specialty	Male	518	3.84	1.112	0.000
Neurosurgery is an interesting specialty	Female	496	4.10	0.986	0.000
Neurosurgery is more about technical skill than academic knowledge	Male	518	3.16	1.230	0.663
	Female	496	3.13	1.189	0.663
Neurosurgery is/was taught as part of my undergraduate medical degree	Male	518	3.62	1.093	0.301
	Female	496	3.69	1.061	0.301
Neurosurgery requires a long training period	Male	518	4.28	0.756	0.103
Neurosurgery requires a long training period	Female	496	4.36	0.750	0.103
Neurosurgery requires long operating hours	Male	518	4.23	0.747	0.019
Neurosurgery requires long operating hours	Female	496	4.33	0.725	0.019
Neurosurgery rotation should be a compulsory rotation in internship	Male	518	2.91	1.319	0.014
	Female	496	3.11	1.266	0.014
Neurosurgery should be taught as part of an undergraduate medical degree	Male	518	3.84	1.092	0.296
	Female	496	3.91	1.017	0.296
Neurosurgical illnesses are challenging and interesting	Male	518	3.96	0.908	0.000
Neurosurgical illnesses are challenging and interesting	Female	496	4.18	0.796	0.000
Neurosurgical treatment does not cure the patients most of the times	Male	518	3.16	1.131	0.159
	Female	496	3.06	1.026	0.159
Working as a neurosurgery specialist can impede family life	Male	518	3.87	0.877	0.000
Working as a neurosurgery specialist can impede family life	Female	496	3.65	0.871	0.000
Would you be interested in taking an elective rotation in neurosurgery to get more exposure to the neurosurgery specialty?	Male	518	1.59	0.493	0.020
	Female	496	1.52	0.500	0.020