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Table 1 Socio-demographic and background characteristics of first year and final year medical students of Jimma University; Ethiopia, 2011

From: Comparative cross-sectional study of empathy among first year and final year medical students in Jimma University, Ethiopia: Steady state of the heart and opening of the eyes

Variable

Year No(%)

P-value

First year (n1 = 131)

Final year (n2 = 106)

Sex

Male

115(87.8)

92(86.8)

0.91

Female

16(12.2)

14(13.2)

Ethnicity

Oromo

52(39.7)

67(63.2)

0.01

Amhara

46(35.1)

28(26.4)

Others

33(25.4)

11(10.4)

Grow up with

Mother

8(6.1)

11(10.4)

0.01

Father

3(2.3)

4(3.8)

Both

108(82.4)

87(82.1)

Other

12(9.2)

4(3.8)

Position in the family

Eldest

32(26.4)

33(31.7)

0.18

sandwich

61(50.8)

57(54.8)

youngest

28(23.3)

14(13.5)

Place of living

At home with family or relatives

71(57.7)

60(58.8)

0.68

Not at home

52(42.3)

42(41.2)

Working status of mother

working

49(39.8)

52(53.1)

0.30

housewife

66(53.7)

40(40.8)

out of work

8(6.5)

6(6.1)

Working status of father

working

101(82.8)

84(87.5)

0.01

houseman

6(4.9)

8(8.3)

out of work

15(12.3)

4(4.2)

Religion

Christian

101(77.1)

76(71.7)

0.32

Muslim

28(21.4)

29(27.4)

Other

2(1.5)

1(0.9)

Religion active member

yes

95(73.6)

61(59.2)

0.06

No

34(26.4)

42(40.8)

Major life event

yes

45(34.9)

32(30.5)

0.30

no

84(65.1)

73(69.5)

Online social media like facebook

yes

51(39.8)

90(84.9)

<0.001

No

77(60.2)

16(15.1)

Migration history

Yes

1(0.8)

6(5.7)

0.09

No

129(99.2)

100(94.3)

Daily internet time

less than 1 h

90(77.6)

74(71.2)

0.04

more than 1 h

11(9.5)

18(17.3)

no internet

15(12.9)

12(11.5)

Interested in

continuity of patient care

75(58.6)

72(69.2)

0.47

less interpersonal contact

31(24.2)

18(17.3)

no idea

22(17.2)

14(13.5)

History of Psychiatric treatment

yes

7(5.5)

9(8.5)

0.65

 

No

121(94.5)

97(91.5)

 
  1. *For some of the variables the individual sum is not equal to the total sample size since there are missing values.