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

Table 3 Predictors of BEES score of first year and final year medical students of Jimma University; Ethiopia, 2011

Variables	β	Std. Error P-value	95% Confidence Interval for β
Variables	β	Std. Error P-value	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Number of brothers and sisters	−0.84	0.58	−1.99	0.31
Religion (Reference = Muslim)
Christian	−3.62	3.91	−11.34	4.10
Other	5.38	13.83	−21.88	32.65
Sex (Reference = female)
Male	−12.03	4.89	−21.66	−2.39
Year of study (Reference = first)
Second year	5.72	7.63	−9.32	20.76
Migration history (reference = yes)
No	6.05	9.05	−11.80	23.90
Grown up with (Reference = Mother)
Father	0.35	2.14	0.16	0.87
Both	1.33	1.20	1.10	0.27
Other	−0.10	1.71	−0.06	0.95
Position in the family (Reference = Eldest)
Sandwich	5.76	3.57	−1.29	12.81
Youngest	−3.76	4.65	−12.93	5.42
Major life event (reference = No)
Yes	2.65	3.65	−4.55	9.85
Mothers job (reference = working)
Housewife	2.23	3.37	−4.42	8.88
Out of work	5.03	7.56	−9.87	19.93
Fathers job (reference = working)
Houseman	5.49	6.40	−7.14	18.11
Out of work	−4.12	9.55	−22.95	14.70
Religion active member (reference = No)
Yes	0.620	3.31	−5.92	7.16
Use of social media like facebook (reference = No)
Yes	11.75	3.90	4.05	19.43
Daily internet use (reference = no internet)
Less than 1 h	−7.23	4.43	−15.97	1.51
more than 1 h	−10.81	6.15	−22.95	1.33
Interested in (reference = less interpersonal contact)
in patient care	1.97	3.75	−5.43	9.36
No idea	−11.12	4.96	−20.91	−1.34
History of psychiatric treatment (reference = No)
Yes	−5.82	5.89	−17.44	5.80
R² = 0.18

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