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J Dent Educ. 2009 Dec;73(12):1401-7.
The aim of this study was to determine the factors that lead to the choice of dentistry as an occupation among dental students in Pernambuco, Brazil. A total of 1,024 students were surveyed. All participants were enrolled in dentistry courses in the state of Pernambuco in 2008. Pearson's chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for the statistical analysis of the data, with the level of significance set at 5.0 percent. The results demonstrated that the choice of occupation was made primarily for economic reasons (73.5 percent), followed by vocational reasons (68.3 percent), professional reasons (67.8 percent), and personal reasons (56.6 percent).
本研究旨在确定导致巴西伯南布哥州牙科学学生选择从事牙医职业的因素。共有 1024 名学生接受了调查。所有参与者均于 2008 年在伯南布哥州的牙医课程中注册。数据的统计分析采用了 Pearson 卡方检验和 Fisher 确切检验，显著性水平设为 5.0%。结果表明，职业选择主要是出于经济原因（73.5%），其次是职业原因（68.3%）、专业原因（67.8%）和个人原因（56.6%）。
