Psychiatry as a career choice: determinants of attraction towards psychiatry among final year medical students in a Nigerian university
| Autor: | Bakare AT, Yakubu AI, Abubakar A, Attahiru A, Abdulsalam HS, Ahmad M, Eneojo IS, Bello A, Lawal HA, Yunusa MA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Ibom Medical Journal, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1597-7188 2735-9964 |
| DOI: | 10.61386/imj.v7i2.431 |
| Popis: | Background: Despite an increase in the overall number of medical students, the shortage of psychiatry trainees in Nigeria and worldwide reflects diminishing interest in psychiatry among medical students. The study examined the degree and factors influencing attraction towards psychiatry as a career choice. Method: A cross-sectional study of 71 final-year medical students who enrolled at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto State (UDUS), Northwest Nigeria between 2006/07 and 2013/14 academic session were interviewed in 2021 while in 600 level. The questionnaires were adapted from similar studies. Results: The ATP-30 revealed a high prevalence of negative attitudes towards psychiatry, the degree of preference for psychiatry as a career option was classified as low and high. Almost half (47.9%) of the participants had a low degree of preference for psychiatry as a career choice. Most (92.9%) of the participants rated job satisfaction (p |
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