2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background This study aimed to highlight cultural barriers faced by
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surgeons pursuing a surgical career faced by surgeons at a tertiary care
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hospital in Pakistan. As more females opt for a surgical career,
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barriers faced by female surgeons are becoming increasingly evident,
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many of which are rooted in cultural norms. In Pakistan, a predominantly
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Muslim-majority, low middle-income country, certain societal
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expectations add additionally complexity and challenges to existing
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cultural barriers. Methods A cross-sectional survey was administered via
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e-mail to the full-time faculty and trainees in the Department of
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Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from
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July 2019 to November 2019. Results In total, 100 participants were
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included in this study, with the majority being residents (55.6\%) and
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consultants (33.3\%). 71.9\% of female surgeons felt that cultural
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barriers towards a surgical career existed for their gender, as compared
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to 25.4\% of male surgeons (p < 0.001). 40.6\% of females reported
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having been discouraged by family/close friends from pursuing surgery,
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as compared to only 9.0\% of males (p < 0.001). Moreover, a greater
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percentage of females surgeons were responsible for household cooking,
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cleaning and laundry, as compared to male surgeons (all p < 0.001).
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Lastly, 71.4\% of female surgeons felt that having children had hindered
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their surgical career, as compared to 4.8\% of males (p < 0001).
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Conclusion Our study shows that significant cultural barriers exist for
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females pursuing a surgical career in our setting. Findings such as
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these emphasize the need for policy makers to work towards overcoming
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cultural barriers.'
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affiliation: 'Malik, MA (Corresponding Author), Aga Khan Univ Hosp, Dept Surg, Stadium
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Rd, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
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Inam, Hina; Zahid, Nida; Khan, Sadaf; Sattar, Abida K.; Darbar, Aneela; Akram, Sharmeen;
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Faruqui, Nuzhat; Khan, Shaista M.; Lakhani, Gulzar; Enam, Ather; Malik, Mahim A.,
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Aga Khan Univ Hosp, Dept Surg, Stadium Rd, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
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Janjua, Mahin; Martins, Russell S.; Gillani, Mishal; Hashmi, Syeda Amrah, Aga Khan
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Univ Hosp, Stadium Rd, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
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Haider, Adil H., Aga Khan Univ Hosp, Med Coll, Stadium Rd, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.'
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author: Inam, Hina and Janjua, Mahin and Martins, Russell S. and Zahid, Nida and Khan,
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Sadaf and Sattar, Abida K. and Darbar, Aneela and Akram, Sharmeen and Faruqui, Nuzhat
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and Khan, Shaista M. and Lakhani, Gulzar and Gillani, Mishal and Hashmi, Syeda Amrah
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and Enam, Ather and Haider, Adil H. and Malik, Mahim A.
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author-email: mahim.malik@aku.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Inam
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given: Hina
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- family: Janjua
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given: Mahin
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- family: Martins
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given: Russell S.
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- family: Zahid
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given: Nida
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- family: Khan
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given: Sadaf
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- family: Sattar
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given: Abida K.
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- family: Darbar
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given: Aneela
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- family: Akram
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given: Sharmeen
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- family: Faruqui
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given: Nuzhat
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- family: Khan
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given: Shaista M.
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- family: Lakhani
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given: Gulzar
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- family: Gillani
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given: Mishal
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- family: Hashmi
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given: Syeda Amrah
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- family: Enam
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given: Ather
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- family: Haider
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given: Adil H.
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- family: Malik
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given: Mahim A.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05544-9
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earlyaccessdate: MAY 2020
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eissn: 1432-2323
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files: []
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issn: 0364-2313
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journal: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
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keywords-plus: GENDER-DIFFERENCES; PHYSICIANS; BURNOUT; HEALTH
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: '9'
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number-of-cited-references: '32'
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orcid-numbers: 'Zahid, Nida/0000-0001-8812-9463
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sattar, abida K./0000-0002-9836-7825'
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pages: 2870-2878
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papis_id: 606ae2b21921d67332c3f96999391c60
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ref: Inam2020culturalbarriers
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researcherid-numbers: 'Martins, Russell Seth/HDN-7193-2022
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faruqui, nuzhat/AAS-2378-2021
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Zahid, Nida/M-2696-2019
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times-cited: '19'
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title: 'Cultural Barriers for Women in Surgery: How Thick is the Glass Ceiling? An
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Analysis from a Low Middle-Income Country'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000530593800001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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volume: '44'
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web-of-science-categories: Surgery
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year: '2020'
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