Scholarships for scientific initiation encourage post-graduation degree.
This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the decision to attend an academic post-graduation program by dental students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012, last-year undergraduate students from Dental Schools of Southern Brazil. A closed questionnaire was applied including questions grouped in three different blocks: pre-graduate, undergraduate period and future perspectives. The outcome was the decision to pursuit an academic post-graduation degree. Associations were tested using chi-squared test and chi-squared test for linear trends when appropriate. Multivariate Poisson regression was also performed. The sample was composed by 671 students (response rate of 69.9%, n=467). In relation to future perspectives, 68% of the interviewed students intended to attend a post-graduation program, but only 17.5% would choose a program with academic and research post-graduation program (Master and PhD programs). In the final model, students from public universities (PR 2.08, 95%CI 1.41-3.08) and students that received scientific initiation scholarship (PR 1.93 95%CI 1.14-3.27) presented a twice greater prevalence to seek academic post-graduate programs. Students with higher family incomes showed a lower prevalence to seek these programs (PR 0.50, 95%IC 0.28-0.90). Scholarships seem to encourage undergraduate students to pursue stricto sensu post-graduation.
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Gabriela S
GS
Pinto
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Gustavo G
GG
Nascimento
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Matheus S
MS
Mendes
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Fabrício A
FA
Ogliari
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Flávio F
FF
Demarco
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Marcos B
MB
Correa
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult