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Table 2 Estimates of the mean and median of the time frame until the occurrence of the end of the contract according with the different factors of the study including the confidence interval of 95% (CI 95%) and the descriptive level

From: Physician turnover in primary health care services in the East Zone of São Paulo City, Brazil: incidence and associated factors

 

Total

End of contract

%

Mean (CI95%)

Median (CI95%)

p-value*

Gender

Female

725

658

90.8%

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

0.529

Male

653

590

90.4%

2.2 (2.0–2.4)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

Age at initial employment

  ≤ 25 years

269

248

92.2%

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

< 0.001

25 --| 30 years

492

456

92.7%

1.8 (1.6–2.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

  ≥ 30 years

617

544

88.2%

2.7 (2.4–3.0)

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

Working Hours

40 h/weekly

1079

999

92.6%

2.0 (1.9–2.2)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.002

  < 40 h/weekly

299

249

83.3%

2.6 (2.2–3.0)

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

Modality of Unit

FSH

1222

1117

91.4%

2.1 (1.9–2.2)

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

0.019

TBCU

156

131

84.0%

2.7 (2.1–3.2)

1.5 (1.0–1.9)

Initial wage**

  ≤ 1.052 BGI

684

612

89.4%

1.5 (1.4–1.7)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

< 0.001

  > 1.052 BGI

698

632

90.5%

2.6 (2.3–2.8)

1.5 (1.4–1.7)

Time since graduation (years)

   2 years

743

669

90.0%

1.7 (1.5–1.8)

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

< 0.001

  > 2 years

635

579

91.2%

2.6 (2.4–2.9)

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

City of residence

São Paulo

1077

983

91.3%

2.1 (2.0–2.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

0.975

Others

301

265

88.0%

2.1 (1.8–2.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

School of graduation

Public

336

310

92.3%

2.1 (1.8–2.4)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.852

Private

858

785

91.5%

2.0 (1.8–2.2)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

Local of graduation

São Paulo

195

171

87.7%

1.9 (1.6–2.1)

1.3 (1–1.5)

0.990

Other locals

999

924

92.5%

2.0 (1.9–2.2)

1.1 (1–1.2)

Specialty at the time of employment

Non specialist

1232

1113

90.3%

2.1 (2.0–2.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.199

Specialist

146

135

92.5%

2.3 (1.9–2.7)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

Medical Residency***

No

1099

1099

100.0%

1.9 (1.8–2.0)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

< 0.001

Yes

149

149

100.0%

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

General

1371

1242

90.6%

2.1 (2.0–2.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

 
  1. The variables of the year on contract and actual specialty were not analyzed based on criteria from the researchers
  2. * p-value calculated by the method of Log Rank (Mentel-Cox)
  3. **Monthly wage adjusted according to Big Mac Index
  4. ***Conclusion of Medical Residency up until 3 years after the end of the contract