How do applicants, students and physicians think about the feminisation of medicine? - a questionnaire-survey

Laurence, David; Görlich, Yvonne; Simmenroth, Anne

doi:10.1186/s12909-020-1959-2

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“…Consistent with previous ndings [17][18][19], more females preferred to be a doctor than their male peers. Due to the prevalence of gender-science stereotypes in all cultural views, most females have low interest and performance in science, technology, etc.…”

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An Investigation of the Intention and Reasons of Senior High School Students in China to Enter into Medical School

Yang

Jin

Yan

et al. 2020

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BackgroundShortages of qualified health workers have been a global concern, especially in developing countries. China also faces this dilemma, which hinders the development of public health services. Senior high school students are a group who are considering their college majors and careers after graduation. They are also a potential and basic talent reserve for the health sector. This survey focused on senior high school students’ willingness to learn clinical medicine and explored potential influencing factors. MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire containing 16 items was distributed to 5344 senior high school students. The questions covered the following topics: students’ willingness to learn clinical medicine, personal and family information, understanding of medical education, cognition of doctors’ working conditions, and doctor-patient relationships. Logistic regression and the chi-square test were used to compare students with and without a strong willingness to learn clinical medicine to explore influencing factors. ResultsOnly 5.6% of senior high school students had a strong willingness to learn medicine (SWLCM). Personal and family information had distinct impacts. Interest and anatomy course were also associated with students’ choice. There was a positive correlation between understanding of medical education and students’ willingness. Meanwhile, students’ cognition of doctors, career prospects, and social status had significant impacts. The more optimistic students were about doctors’ working conditions and doctor-patient relationships, the more likely they were to have a SWLCM. ConclusionTo some extent, this survey reflects the shortage of medical talent in China and provides possible clues for solving this problem. In addition, these findings may provide a perspective for understanding the development of health services in developing countries.

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An Investigation of the Intention and Reasons of Senior High School Students in China to Enter into Medical School

Yang

Jin

Yan

et al. 2020

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“…Consistent with previous findings, gender was found to have a significant influence on students' choice of medicine [19][20][21]. In this research, the situation was the same.…”

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An investigation of the intention and reasons of senior high school students in China to choose medical school

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Background Shortages of qualified health workers have been a global concern, especially in developing countries. China also faces this dilemma, which hinders the development of public health services. Senior high school students are a group who are considering their college majors and careers after graduation. They are also a potential and basic talent reserve for the health sector. This survey focused on senior high school students’ intention to learn clinical medicine and explored potential influencing factors. Methods An anonymous questionnaire containing 20 items was distributed to 5344 senior high school students. The questions covered the following topics: students’ intention to learn clinical medicine, personal and family information, understanding of medical education, cognition of doctors’ working conditions, and doctor-patient relationships. Logistic regression and the chi-square test were used to compare students with and without a clear intention to learn clinical medicine to explore influencing factors. Results Only 5.6% of senior high school students had a clear intention to learn medicine (CILCM). Personal and family information had distinct impacts. Interest and anatomy course were also associated with students’ choice. There was a positive correlation between understanding of medical education and students’ intention Meanwhile, students’ cognition of doctors, career prospects, and social status had significant impacts. The more optimistic students were about doctors’ working conditions and doctor-patient relationships, the more likely they were to have a CILCM. Conclusion To some extent, this survey reflects the shortage of medical talent in China and provides possible clues for solving this problem. In addition, these findings may provide a perspective for understanding the development of health services in developing countries.

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“…Our results found that the most reported barrier for the vaccination among unvaccinated individuals was fear of adverse effects. Lack of vaccine confidence, in particular mistrust in the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine, represents a significant barrier to vaccine acceptance not only in our study but also indicated in dental students (34), medical students (6), as well as among HCWs (35,36) and community population (26), which could significantly reduce an individual's confidence in the vaccine or select to delay vaccination (37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43). Thus, more information about vaccine safety, efficacy, and side effects should be addressed in a transparent way by health education campaigns.…”

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Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy: A Health Care Student-Based Online Survey in Northwest China

Zhang

Dean

Yin

et al. 2022

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Background: With the spread of COVID-19 around the world, herd immunity through vaccination became a key measure to control the pandemic, but high uptake of vaccine is not guaranteed. Moreover, the actual acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors remain uncertain among health care students in Northwest China.Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a sample of 631 health care students was performed using a questionnaire developed through Wen Juan Xing survey platform to collect information regarding their attitudes, beliefs, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the association between vaccination willingness and demographics, attitudes, and beliefs to determine the factors that actually effect acceptance and hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccine among health care students.Results: Overall, 491 (77.81%) students actually received the COVID-19 vaccine, and of the 140 unvaccinated, 69 were hesitant and 71 rejected. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the actually vaccinated individuals were those who mostly believed in the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine (OR = 2.94, 95%CI: 1.37, 6.29), those who mostly felt it is their responsibility to receive the vaccine to protect others from infection (OR = 2.75, 95%CI: 1.45, 5.23), with less previous experience about other vaccines (OR = 1.70, 95%CI: 1.06, 2.72), students who mostly thought COVID-19 to be very severe (OR = 1.77, 95%CI: 1.07, 2.93), and students who mostly thought the COVID-19 vaccine was one of the best protection measures (OR = 1.68, 95%CI: 1.03, 2.76). Concerns about side effects of vaccines (OR = 0.30, 95%CI: 0.18, 0.51) and the use of personal protective behavior as an alternative to the COVID-19 vaccination (OR = 0.16, 95%CI: 0.06, 0.39) hindered the vaccine acceptance.Conclusions: Our study showed higher COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare students. However, the individuals with vaccine hesitancy and rejection were still worrying. Vaccine safety and effectiveness issues continue to be a major factor affecting students' acceptance. To expand vaccine coverage in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, appropriate vaccination strategies and immunization programs are essential, especially for those with negative attitudes and beliefs.

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How do applicants, students and physicians think about the feminisation of medicine? - a questionnaire-survey

Cited by 12 publications

References 32 publications

An Investigation of the Intention and Reasons of Senior High School Students in China to Enter into Medical School

An Investigation of the Intention and Reasons of Senior High School Students in China to Enter into Medical School

An investigation of the intention and reasons of senior high school students in China to choose medical school

Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy: A Health Care Student-Based Online Survey in Northwest China

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