Questions | Likert ratings Clinical year students exposed to orthopaedic course (Yes/No) | Mann–Whitney U-test p-value | |
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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 |