School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Pharmacology, Public Health and Clinical Skills, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan.
Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 18;13(1):11614. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38734-1.
Studies investigating gender bias against female surgeons yielded conflicting results ranging from neutrality to a clear preference towards male surgeons. Yet, such bias remains understudied within Middle Eastern nations. We aimed to assess preferences of surgeons' gender among Jordanians and explore reasons for possible gender bias across different surgical specialties. A total of 1708 respondents were examined using a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the gender preferences of surgeons, characteristics associated with preferred surgeon's gender, and surgeon's preference in certain specialties. Nearly 52.0% of participants had no gender preference for surgeons. Among those with a preference, 75.7% preferred male surgeons while 24.3% preferred female surgeons. Reputation, knowledge, and experience were the most important factors when choosing a surgeon. Male surgeons were viewed as more trustworthy, knowledgeable, experienced, and communicative. Female surgeons were dominantly perceived as more compassionate, cooperative, and prone to listen. Male respondents were 5 times more likely to choose a surgeon of similar gender (OR 5.687; CI 3.791-8.531). Male surgeons were favored for cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeries. Similarly, female surgeons were favored in gynecological and obstetric surgeries, plastic surgeries, and breast surgeries. Female gender (OR 6.193; CI 4.077-9.408), living outside Amman (OR 1.517; CI 1.066-2.160), and being married (OR 2.504; CI 1.601-3.917) were all significant positive predictors of preferring female surgeons. Our findings highlight differences in gender preference and perception of surgeons among Jordanian adults.
研究表明，针对女外科医生的性别偏见结果存在差异，从中性到明显偏向男外科医生不等。然而，这种偏见在中东国家仍未得到充分研究。我们旨在评估约旦人对外科医生性别的偏好，并探讨不同外科专业中可能存在性别偏见的原因。使用横断面、自我管理问卷对 1708 名受访者进行了检查，以评估外科医生性别偏好、与首选外科医生性别相关的特征以及在某些专业中对外科医生的偏好。近 52.0%的参与者对外科医生没有性别偏好。在有偏好的人中，75.7%的人更喜欢男外科医生，而 24.3%的人更喜欢女外科医生。在选择外科医生时，声誉、知识和经验是最重要的因素。男性外科医生被认为更值得信赖、更有知识、更有经验、更善于沟通。女性外科医生则主要被认为更有同情心、更合作、更愿意倾听。男性受访者更有可能选择性别相似的外科医生（OR5.687；CI3.791-8.531）。男性外科医生更受心血管和骨科手术的青睐。同样，女性外科医生在妇科和产科手术、整形手术和乳房手术中更受欢迎。女性性别（OR6.193；CI4.077-9.408）、居住在安曼以外（OR1.517；CI1.066-2.160）和已婚（OR2.504；CI1.601-3.917）是选择女性外科医生的显著积极预测因素。我们的研究结果突出了约旦成年人对外科医生性别偏好和看法的差异。
