Table 3: Significance of study variables Table 3: Significance of study variables Table 3: Significance of study variables
Variable Category (%) Sig.
1. Gender
Male (34.7%) Female (65.3%)
.352
2. Marital status
Single (96.5%) Married/Divorced (3.5%)
.678
3. Place of residency
City (50%) Village (46.5%) Camp (3.5%)
.913
4. Level of study in medical school
1st- 3rd year (49.6%) 4th-6th year (42.7%) Internship students (5.1%) Residents (2.6%)
.000*
5. Average family income in shekel (₪)
0-1000 (0.7%) 1000-3000 (19.2%) 3000-6000 (35.5%) 6000-9000 (21.2%) >9000 (23.3%)
.253
6. University
Al-Najah (50.9%) Al-Quds (49.1%)
.622
7. Siblings studying medicine
Yes (21%) No (79%)
.683
8. Living with or without family
With (47.7%) Without (51.3%) Others (1%)
.909
9. Grade point average (GPA)
Excellent (13.4%) Very good (52.9%) Good (30.9%) Accepted (2.7%)
.902
10. Regret studying medicine
Always (3.5%) Usually (13.2%) Sometimes (37.9%) Rare (26.2%) Never (19.4%)
.000*
11. Hobbies and extracurricular activities
Yes ** (45.2%) No (54.8%)
.000*
*Statistically significant (p<0.05)