A Study of the Impact of the Quality of Life of Female Iraqi Surgeons on their Work Performance

Abstract

Introduction: The percentage of women among medical students has grown lately in developed and developing nations; nevertheless, females generally stay under-represented in surgery. This investigation has studied female surgeons' professional and social attributes in Iraq and their perception of the operating conditions.

Materials and methods: During the period beginning on the first of March 2021 and ending on the first of May 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted ,22-page electronic survey was mailed to all surgical females that was working in different hospital in Iraq , and Data was entered and investigated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25. Illustrative investigations were described as frequencies and percentages, and outcomes were compared between the subjects.

Results: A total of 64 female doctors from different surgical branches enrolled in the study; most of them (82.8%) belonged to the 25- 34 years age group, were married and having children (54.7%), working 40 - 80 hours in a week, gynecologists (39.1%) followed by general surgeons (23.4%) and interest (67.2%) was the main drive and reason for choosing their surgical branch.

Conclusion: Women's Chances in surgery have improved, although extensive work remains to make the surgical workplace comfortable for females.