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Table 4 Perception of medical students regarding barriers to women in orthopaedics and the associated impact of gender

From: Representation of women in orthopaedic surgery: perception of barriers among undergraduate medical students in Saudi Arabia

Question

Overall Likert ratings

Gender-based differences

Mean Likert ratings

Wilcoxon Signed-rank test p-value

Female students mean Likert ratings

Male students mean Likert ratings

Mann–Whitney U-test p-value

I believe that patients have more confidence in male orthopaedic surgeons than females

3.58

0.001

3.68

3.48

0.131

I believe that the radiation exposure risk in orthopaedics can create a barrier for women practicing in orthopaedic surgery

2.79

0.001

2.99

2.58

0.001

I believe that the on-call duties and covering trauma and emergency in orthopaedics can create a barrier for women practicing in orthopaedic surgery

2.95

0.345

3.25

2.65

0.001

I believe that gender diversity in the field of orthopaedic surgery is an important factor contributing to the job efficiency and the community of orthopaedic surgery

3.47

0.001

3.16

3.8

0.001

I believe that in orthopaedic surgery the gender discrimination exists against women and can be a barrier for them during the practice

3.59

0.001

3.24

3.94

0.001

I believe that the orthopaedic surgical abilities of male surgeons are superior to the abilities of female orthopaedic surgeons

2.48

0.001

3.05

1.89

0.001

I believe that orthopaedic surgery does not fit and is not appropriate for females

2.41

0.001

2.89

1.91

0.001

I believe that ‘family and social commitments’ create a barrier for women practicing in orthopaedic surgery

3.21

0.001

3.45

2.96

0.001

I believe that the ‘physical strength and body build’ is important for practicing orthopaedic surgery and it can create a barrier for women practicing in orthopaedic surgery

3.45

0.001

3.7

3.2

0.001

I believe that the ‘long working hours and the heavy workload’ can create a barrier for women practicing in orthopaedic surgery

2.99

0.793

3.13

2.71

0.192

I believe that the ‘stress and burnout’ in orthopaedics can create barriers for women in orthopaedic surgery

2.78

0.001

3.06

2.49

0.001

  1. p < 0.05 are shown in bold
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X