Table 4.
Gender-wise comparison (male and female) views with items (strongly agree and agree combined).
| Gender Wise Comparison (Male and Female) Views with Items (Strongly Agree and Agree Combined) | |
|---|---|
| I Would Consider a Career in Neurosurgery | |
| Male | 36.9% |
| Female | 33.1% |
| Neurosurgery training programs are the most competitive to get into | |
| Male | 49.4% |
| Female | 55.5% |
| Adventure-loving persons are best suited to do neurosurgery specialization | |
| Male | 40.5% |
| Female | 37.9% |
| College teachers/seniors have a great influence on any students’ specialization choice after MBBS | |
| Male | 64.9% |
| Female | 65.3% |
| Huge prestige is attached to neurosurgery | |
| Male | 70.5% |
| Female | 72.4% |
| Neurosurgeons are intelligent | |
| Male | 67.4% |
| Female | 76.6% |
| Neurosurgeons are well paid | |
| Male | 55.6% |
| Female | 55.2% |
| Neurosurgeons need excellent manual dexterity | |
| Male | 79.7% |
| Female | 83.9% |
| Neurosurgeons need to be emotionally detached from their patients | |
| Male | 40.0% |
| Female | 36.3% |
| Neurosurgery is a depressing specialty | |
| Male | 43.6% |
| Female | 37.7% |
| Neurosurgery is a dying specialty | |
| Male | 32.2% |
| Female | 28.4% |
| Neurosurgery is a male specialty | |
| Male | 36.5% |
| Female | 12.5% |
| Neurosurgery is an important subject | |
| Male | 94.2% |
| Female | 96.0% |
| Neurosurgery is an interesting specialty | |
| Male | 72.0% |
| Female | 82.7% |
| Neurosurgery is more about technical skill than academic knowledge | |
| Male | 44.4% |
| Female | 40.7% |
| Neurosurgery is/was taught as part of my undergraduate medical degree | |
| Male | 59.3% |
| Female | 59.1% |
| Neurosurgery requires a long training period | |
| Male | 87.6% |
| Female | 89.1% |
| Neurosurgery requires long operating hours | |
| Male | 84.7% |
| Female | 88.1% |
| Neurosurgery rotation should be a compulsory rotation in internship | |
| Male | 35.5% |
| Female | 40.1% |
| Neurosurgery should be taught as part of an undergraduate medical degree | |
| Male | 70.7% |
| Female | 70.6% |
| Neurosurgical illnesses are challenging and interesting | |
| Male | 79.2% |
| Female | 87.1% |
| Neurosurgical treatment does not cure the patients most of the times | |
| Male | 39.2% |
| Female | 34.9% |
| Working as a neurosurgery specialist can impede family life | |
| Male | 65.3% |
| Female | 57.5% |