A survey on the willingness of college students majoring in public health to work in their majors
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200629-00898
- VernacularTitle:我国公共卫生相关专业在校学生从事本专业相关工作意愿及其影响因素调查
- Author:
Bowen LIANG
1
;
Yuewei ZHAN
;
Anping FENG
;
Yanxiao GAO
;
Peiyang LI
;
Yuelong SHU
;
Huachun ZOU
Author Information
1. 中山大学公共卫生学院（深圳），深圳 518107
- Keywords:
Public health;
Current student;
Employment preference
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2021;42(3):562-568
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the basic qualities, practitioners will and related influences, of undergraduate, master, and doctoral students majoring in public health (hereinafter referred to as public health students), and explore the influencing factors of practitioners will.Methods:Through the online questionnaire survey, we collected information on the basic qualities of the public health students, their practitioners will and related influencing factors, and their opinions on the current state of public health in China. χ 2 test and multi-factor logistic regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of public health students' willingness to engage in public health related work, and word frequency analysis was used to conduct a descriptive analysis of public health students' views on public health in China. Results:A total of 2 081 pieces of valid information were collected, of which 86.54% (1 801/2 081) of the students in the school chose to engage in public health related work in the future. For public health students, the higher the target after-tax monthly income ( OR=0.345, 95% CI: 0.158-0.751), the lower the willingness to engage in public health related work in the future; Very satisfied with school employment guidance work ( OR=4.072, 95% CI: 1.234-13.436) compared with very dissatisfied, the willingness to engage in public health related work in the future is higher. Conclusion:The willingness of students in public health related majors to engage in public health related majors in China is mainly affected by three factors: payment levels, employment guidance and professional post recognition. It is recommended to appropriately raise the salaries of public health related positions. Strengthening school employment guidance training and professional identity training is conducive to enhancing the willingness of public health students to engage in relevant work in their profession.
