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Table 3 effects of medical violence on medical students’ career planning

From: The effects of patients initiated aggression on Chinese medical students’ career planning

(Chi-square = 1.655,P = 0.437)

 Career planning

Total

medical students not suffering violence

medical students who suffered violence

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

  Pursuing medical career

140

89.2

99

90.8

41

85.4

  Choosing non-medical career

13

8.3

7

6.4

6

12.5

  Giving up medical career

4

2.5

3

2.8

1

2.1

  Total

157

100.0

109

100.0

48

100.0

PV (Chi-square = 0.383,P = 0.826)

 Career planning

Total

medical students not suffering PV

medical students who suffered PV

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

  Pursuing medical career

140

89.2

128

88.9

12

92.7

  Choosing non-medical career

13

8.3

12

8.3

1

7.7

  Giving up medical career

4

2.5

4

2.8

0

0.0

  Total

157

100.0

144

100.0

13

100.0

EA (Chi-square = 2.951,P = 0.229)

 Career planning

Total

medical students not suffered EA

medical students suffered EA

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

  Pursuing medical career

140

89.2

106

91.4

34

82.9

  Choosing non-medical career

13

8.3

7

6.0

6

14.6

  Giving up medical career

4

2.5

3

2.6

1

2.4

  Total

157

100.0

116

100.0

41

100.0

SH (Chi-square = 0.946,P = 0.623)

 Career planning

Total

medical students not suffered SH

medical students suffered SH

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

N.

Rate

  Pursuing medical career

140

89.2

127

89.4

13

86.7

  Choosing non-medical career

13

8.3

11

7.7

2

13.3

  Giving up medical career

4

2.5

4

2.8

0

0.0

  Total

157

100.0

142

100.0

15

100.0