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Gulf Medical University: Proceedings. 2011; (29-30): 73-77
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-140767

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This research aimed at identifying familial and non-familial social factors that influence the post-secondary students to choose a career in medicine, with special reference to parental factors. The cross sectional survey was conducted among students in the first three years of medical studies in the Emirates of Ajman. After obtaining verbal consent, the participants completed a pilot tested, self-administered questionnaire which included socio-demographic variables and social factors related to career choice. Among the 135 participants; two thirds were females and 87.3% below 23 years of age. The parents were mostly South Asians with education at university level or above; 80% had professional training; 48% were into business and 12% in medical field; among mothers 61.4% were professionally trained, and 61.6% engaged in unskilled labor. The majority of medical students perceived their parents to have had strong influence on career choice of medicine, X[2]=5.231 [father] and X[2]=13.83 [mother], which also depended on closeness with them. Among non-familial factors, "friends" was the only significant social factor, with a crude odds ratio 0.55 and adjusted odds ratio 0.38. Parents and friends had influenced the post-secondary career choice. Therefore career guidance and counseling should consider raising awareness among them on careers


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Humans , Male , Female , Medicine , Cross-Sectional Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires , Parents , Students, Medical
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