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Table 4 Experience of Being Parents during Graduate Medical Education

From: Female trainees believe that having children will negatively impact their careers: results of a quantitative survey of trainees at an academic medical center

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Overall %

Male %

Female %

p-value

Satisfaction with ability to provide adequate resources to care for child(ren)

(% who ā€œstrongly agreeā€ or ā€œagreeā€ with the statements)

I am satisfied with my ability to provide adequate time to care for my child(ren)

14.9

23.8

8.8

NS

I am satisfied with my ability to provide financial resources to take care of my child(ren)

32

36.4

29.1

NS

I am satisfied with my ability to provide adequate emotional resources to take care of my child(ren)

51.6

51.2

52.9

NS

Primary Caregiver for Child(ren) on:

Weekdays

ā€ƒTraineeā€™s partner

27.9

52.2

8.9

<ā€‰0.0001

ā€ƒOther (daycare, nanny, extended family)

72.1

47.8

91.1

<ā€‰0.0001

Weeknights

ā€ƒTrainee

33.3

17.4

47.4

0.003

ā€ƒTraineeā€™s partner

61.9

76.1

49.1

0.01

ā€ƒOther (daycare, nanny, extended family)

4.8

6.5

3.5

NS

Weekends

ā€ƒTrainee

53.3

41.3

63.2

NS

ā€ƒTraineeā€™s partner

41.9

52.2

33.3

NS

ā€ƒOther (daycare, nanny, extended family)

4.8

6.5

3.5

NS