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Table 7 Change in clinical year students’ perceptions after orthopaedic course exposure

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

Questions

Likert ratings Clinical year students exposed to orthopaedic course (Yes/No)

Mann–Whitney U-test p-value

Yes (N = 265) (mean)

No (N = 210) (mean)

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

3.69

3.53

0.123

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

2.75

2.72

0.823

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

3.06

2.79

0.015

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

3.49

3.54

0.776

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

3.64

3.56

0.362

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

2.56

2.36

0.095

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

2.54

2.31

0.083

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

3.24

3.19

0.574

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

3.57

3.41

0.062

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

3.12

2.76

0.001

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

2.84

2.6

0.018

  1. p < 0.05 are shown in bold