The Proportion of Female Physician Links With Advanced Educational Opportunity for Female and by Female.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The overall proportion of female physician is increasing worldwide. However, its ratio exhibits a substantial diversity among each member country of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This study aimed to reveal the social factors of countries associated with the percentage of female physicians.

Methods

We retrieved the percentage of female physicians and social characteristic which may affect the ratio of female physicians of 36 OECD countries in 2016 or nearest year from the World Bank Open Data. Multivariate regression analysis was performed after univariate evaluations with Spearman's coefficient to explore correlation of social variables with the proportion of female physicians.

Results

The percentages of female adolescents w

SUBMITTER: Senoo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature