Practice locations of physicians with highly educated spouses in Japan: A cross-sectional study using National Census Data

IF 1.8 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Journal of General and Family Medicine Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI:10.1002/jgf2.710

Atsushi Miyawaki MD, PhD, Jun Tomio MD, PhD

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Abstract

Background

Having highly educated spouses may influence physicians' choice of practice location.

Methods

We analyzed a representative physician sample in the 2020 Japan Population Census.

Results

Regression analyses adjusting for physicians' characteristics showed that physicians married to highly educated (with a graduate degree) spouses were less likely to practice in low physician supply areas (LPSAs) than other married physicians (adjusted, 7.8% vs. 9.1%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.72–0.98).

Conclusion

Having highly educated spouses was associated with a lower likelihood of practicing in LPSAs. Qualitative research is needed to explore how spousal academic attainment influences physicians' practice location choices.

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日本高学历配偶医生的执业地点：利用全国人口普查数据进行的横断面研究

我们分析了 2020 年日本人口普查中具有代表性的医生样本。调整了医生特征的回归分析表明，与其他已婚医生相比，配偶受过高等教育（拥有研究生学位）的医生在低医生供应区（LPSAs）执业的可能性较低（调整后，7.8% vs. 9.1%；调整后的几率比，0.84；95% CI，0.72-0.98）。需要进行定性研究来探讨配偶的学历如何影响医生的执业地点选择。

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