Table 2 Distribution of baseline characteristics, stratified by follow-up status and groups of attrition
From: Sample attrition analysis in a prospective cohort study of medical graduates in China
Characteristics | Follow-up status | Attrition by groups (vs. complete) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete N (column %) | Incomplete N (column %) | P-value | Always-out N (column %) | Rejoin N (column %) | Other N (column %) | |
Demographic information | 2364 | 1256 | 520 | 276 | 460 | |
CSP | 1495 (63.2%) | 546 (43.5%) | <0.001 | 214 (41.2%) *** | 136 (49.3%) *** | 196 (42.6%) *** |
Medical schools | ||||||
Qinghai | 689 (29.1%) | 455 (36.2%) | <0.001 | 205 (39.4%) *** | 71 (25.7%) | 179 (38.9%) *** |
Guangxi | 719 (30.4%) | 214 (17.0%) | <0.001 | 80 (15.4%) *** | 32 (11.6%) *** | 102 (22.2%) *** |
Jiujiang | 283 (12.0%) | 197 (15.7%) | 0.002 | 65 (12.5%) | 73 (26.4%) *** | 59 (12.8%) |
Gannan | 673 (28.5%) | 390 (31.1%) | 0.104 | 170 (32.7%) | 100 (36.2%) ** | 120 (26.1%) |
Male | 1186 (50.2%) | 643 (51.5%) | 0.454 | 252 (49.2%) | 152 (55.1%) | 239 (52.0%) |
Rural background | 1584 (67.3%) | 769 (61.8%) | 0.001 | 294 (57.6%) *** | 182 (66.2%) | 293 (63.7%) |
Highest education level for parents were low middle school and below | 1431 (60.7%) | 703 (56.3%) | 0.012 | 291 (56.8%) | 153 (55.4%) | 259 (56.3%) |
Father’s occupation=farmer | 1260 (53.7%) | 544 (43.7%) | <0.001 | 231 (45.3%) *** | 122 (44.4%) ** | 191 (41.6%) *** |
Enduring pressure from tuition and other fee during school | 2157 (93.1%) | 1082 (89.4%) | <0.001 | 436 (87.4%) *** | 237 (89.8%) | 409 (91.5%) |
Four family members and above | 955 (40.5%) | 417 (33.5%) | <0.001 | 154 (30.2%) *** | 87 (31.5%) ** | 176 (38.3%) |
Attitudes towards medical study | ||||||
Studying medicine was first choice | 1817 (77.4%) | 919 (73.9%) | 0.020 | 375 (73.7%) | 203 (73.8%) | 341 (74.1%) |
Planning to pursue postgraduate study | 1439 (61.2%) | 818 (66.1%) | 0.004 | 354 (69.8%) *** | 167 (60.7%) | 297 (65.3%) |
Willing to participate in residency training | 1957 (83.3%) | 904 (73.0%) | <0.001 | 374 (73.2%) *** | 201 (73.1%) *** | 329 (72.6%) *** |
Satisfied with medical education received | 1188 (50.3%) | 540 (43.4%) | <0.001 | 235 (46.1%) | 112 (40.9%) ** | 193 (42.0%) ** |
Understanding compulsory services program | 1385 (92.7%) | 499 (91.4%) | 0.323 | 195 (91.1%) | 122 (89.7%) | 182 (92.9%) |
Preferences of career development | ||||||
Desired to work in public hospitals above county level after graduation | 1554 (65.8%) | 844 (67.7%) | 0.233 | 368 (72.2%) ** | 171 (62.0%) | 305 (66.3%) |
Confident of passing NMLE within one year | 1200 (52.2%) | 562 (46.7%) | 0.002 | 250 (50.3%) | 134 (50.0%) | 178 (40.6%) *** |
Income was the primary consideration when applying for jobs | 853 (36.2%) | 400 (32.2%) | 0.017 | 187 (36.7%) | 82 (29.8%) | 131 (28.5%) ** |
Contract-signing place was hometown | 906 (63.4%) | 276 (53.8%) | <0.001 | 103 (52.0%) | 75 (59.1%) | 98 (52.1%) ** |
Response behaviors in baseline | ||||||
Providing scores for university entrance exam | 1575 (67.0%) | 775 (62.7%) | 0.009 | 279 (54.8%) *** | 191 (70.0%) | 305 (67.0%) |
Providing contact information | 2296 (97.1%) | 1160 (92.4%) | <0.001 | 465 (89.4%) *** | 256 (92.8%) *** | 439 (95.4%) * |
Reporting household income | 2250 (95.2%) | 1133 (90.2%) | <0.001 | 468 (90.0%) *** | 252 (91.3%) ** | 413 (89.8%) *** |