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Table 2 Satisfaction level and relationship with various attitudes; demographics

From: Family medicine vocational training and career satisfaction in Hong Kong

 

Total

Satisfied

(n = 295,81.9%)

Unsatisfied

(n = 65,18.1%)

P-value1

Global Job Satisfaction

8.7 ± 1.5

9.1 ± 1.2

7.2 ± 1.6

< 0.001

Global Career Satisfaction

6.4 ± 1.0

6.6 ± 0.9

5.8 ± 1.2

< 0.001

Family Medicine (Global) Specialty Satisfaction

5.8 ± 1.1

6.0 ± 1.0

4.9 ± 1.3

< 0.001

Details of training

 I was given a choice as to what kind training I can receive

   

< 0.001

  Agree

275 (75.5%)

253 (86.1%)

19 (29.2%)

 

  Disagree

89 (24.5%)

41 (13.9%)

46 (70.8%)

 

 I do not have an adequate number of training sessions over the last 12 monthsa

   

< 0.001

  Agree

139 (38.8%)

89 (30.6%)

49 (76.6%)

 

  Disagree

219 (61.2%)

202 (69.4%)

15 (23.4%)

 

 I do not have protected time for training sessionsa

   

< 0.001

  Agree

88 (24.4%)

53 (18.1%)

33 (51.6%)

 

  Disagree

272 (75.6%)

240 (81.9%)

31 (48.4%)

 

 My training has prepared me to become a proficient doctor working in the GOPC

   

< 0.001

  Agree

315 (87.0%)

279 (95.2%)

34 (52.3%)

 

  Disagree

47 (13.0%)

14 (4.8%)

31 (47.7%)

 

 My training was broad and in depth

   

< 0.001

  Agree

270 (74.8%)

248 (84.9%)

19 (29.2%)

 

  Disagree

91 (25.2%)

44 (15.1%)

46 (70.8%)

 

Likeliness to recommend the training received to others (1–10), mean ± sd

7.0 ± 1.7

1.8 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.4

< 0.001

 0–6

106 (29.3%)

56 (19.0%)

48 (76.2%)

< 0.001

 7–10

256 (70.7%)

239 (81.0%)

15 (23.8%)

 

Demographics

 Cluster

   

0.018

  A

38 (10.4%)

30 (10.2%)

8 (12.3%)

 

  B

55 (15.0%)

50 (17.0%)

4 (6.2%)

 

  C

33 (9.0%)

25 (8.5%)

8 (12.3%)

 

  D

35 (9.5%)

33 (11.2%)

1 (1.5%)

 

  E

85 (23.2%)

66 (22.4%)

18 (27.7%)

 

  F

68 (18.5%)

47 (16.0%)

18 (27.7%)

 

  G

53 (14.4%)

43 (14.6%)

8 (12.3%)

 

 Gender

   

0.453

  Male

191 (52.6%)

156 (53.6%)

31 (48.4%)

 

  Female

172 (47.4%)

135 (46.4%)

33 (51.6%)

 

 Age

   

0.730

  25–34

102 (28.2%)

85 (29.3%)

16 (25.0%)

 

  35–44

201 (55.5%)

157 (54.1%)

38 (59.4%)

 

  45 or above

59 (16.3%)

48 (16.6%)

10 (15.6%)

 

 Type of doctor

   

0.054

  Service doctor

101 (27.7%)

74 (25.3%)

25 (38.5%)

 

  Basic trainee / Higher trainee

108 (29.6%)

93 (31.8%)

13 (20.0%)

 

  FM specialist

156 (42.7%)

125 (42.8%)

27 (41.5%)

 

 Place of graduation

   

0.489

  Hong Kong

312 (86.2%)

249 (85.6%)

56 (88.9%)

 

  Outside Hong Kong

50 (13.8%)

42 (14.4%)

7 (11.1%)

 
  1. 1Chi squared test
  2. a The questions were negative questions, in which the answer ‘agree’ would be a negative answer and ‘disagree’ would be a positive answer. Figures may not add up to total N due to missing data