Working patterns of male and female dentists in South Africa.
Working patterns of male and female dentists in South Africa.
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南非男性和女性牙医的工作模式。
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1997
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A. Ligthelm
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E. D. de Wet;M. Truter;A. Ligthelm
英国、美国和澳大利亚的研究表明，女性牙医的工作时间与男性牙医的工作时间没有显著差异，直到她们有了孩子。这项研究的目的是确定南非是否存在同样的现象，并比较南非男性和女性牙医在执业/就业性质、执业地点、工作满意度和养家糊口的地位方面的工作模式。调查问卷发给了285名女牙医，她们是在SAMDC登记簿上按名字选择的。根据比例随机抽样技术，向男性牙医发送了相同数量的问卷。总回应率为35.8%。女性牙医的工作时间一组建家庭就明显减少(从每周执业超过35小时的86%下降到34%)，而男性牙医的工作时间保持不变(90%)。男性牙医(81%)比女性牙医(19.6%)是主要养家糊口的人，这一事实解释了为什么有这么高比例的女性牙医能够负担得起兼职工作。大多数男性(89.7%)和女性(70%)牙医都是私人执业的。然而，有相当大比例的女性在国家诊所和大学打工领薪水。这项研究表明，性别、养家糊口的地位以及儿童的存在和年龄对南非牙医的工作模式有显著影响。
Studies in England, USA and Australia, have shown that the working hours of female dentists do not differ significantly from the working hours of their male counterparts, until they have children. The purpose of this study was to establish whether the same phenomenon exists in South Africa and to compare working patterns of South African male and female dentists regarding nature of practice/employment, location of practice, work satisfaction and breadwinner status. Questionnaires were sent to 285 female dentists, selected by their first name in the SAMDC register. An equal number of questionnaires were sent to male dentists, selected according to the proportional random sampling technique. The total response achieved was 35.8 per cent. The female dentists' working hours showed a distinct drop as soon as they started a family (from 86 per cent, practising more than 35 hours per week, to 34 per cent) while the male dentists' hours remained unchanged (90 per cent). The fact that so many more male dentists (81 per cent) than female dentists (19.6 per cent) are primary breadwinners, explains why such a high percentage of female dentists can afford to work part-time. The majority of both male (89.7 per cent) and female (70 per cent) dentists are in private practice. However, a considerably larger percentage of females work for a salary in State clinics and at Universities. This study shows that gender, breadwinner status and the presence and age of children have a marked influence on the working patterns of South African dentists.