Table 4 Mean and standard deviation score of RME-E of first year and final year medical students of Jimma University; Ethiopia, 2011
Variable | Mean RME-R (SD) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
First year (n1 = 131) | Final year (n2 = 106) | |||
Sex | Male | 14.2(4.7) | 17.2(4.3) | <0.01 |
Female | 16.3(4.8) | 21.2(4.0) | ||
Ethnicity | Oromo | 13.6(4.6) | 17.0(4.4) | 0.31 |
Amhara | 14.7(4.8) | 19.5(4.7) | ||
Others | 15.3(5.1) | 18.4(3.2) | ||
Grow up with | Mother | 13.6(5.2) | 17.6(4.3) | 0.35 |
Father | 12.0(2.0) | 22.8(4.6) | ||
Both | 14.7(4.8) | 17.6(4.4) | ||
Other | 13.7(5.3) | 16.3(5.0) | ||
Position in the family | Eldest | 16.1(5.0) | 17.9(5.1) | 0.22 |
Sandwich | 14.0(4.4) | 17.8(4.1) | ||
Youngest | 14.1(5.3) | 17.5(5.0) | ||
Place of living | At home with family or relatives | 14.9(4.8) | 18.6(4.6) | 0.03 |
Not at home | 14.1(4.7) | 16.3(4.0) | ||
Working status of mother | Working | 15.2(5.3) | 18.5(4.1) | <0.01 |
Housewife | 13.9(4.1) | 16.5(4.6) | ||
out of work | 17.3(5.6) | 20.8(4.4) | ||
Working status of father | Working | 14.5(4.8) | 17.6(4.3) | 0.80 |
Houseman | 11.7(2.9) | 17.6(4.9) | ||
out of work | 15.6(4.3) | 20.8(4.0) | ||
Religion | Christian | 14.4(4.8) | 17.8(4.5) | 0.98 |
Muslim | 14.6(5.0) | 17.6(4.7) | ||
Other | 14.5(0.7) | 17.0(0.0) | ||
Religion active member | Yes | 14.3(4.5) | 17.9(4.7) | |
No | 15.2(5.2) | 17.5(4.2) | ||
Major life event | Yes | 14.8(5.1) | 17.3(5.1) | 0.66 |
No | 14.2(4.7) | 18.1(4.1) | ||
Online social media like facebook | Yes | 15.8(4.4) | 17.8(4.5) | <0.001 |
No | 13.5(4.9) | 17.6(4.3) | ||
Migration history | Yes | 14.8(5.1) | 17.3(5.1) | 0.86 |
No | 14.2(4.7) | 18.1(4.1) | ||
Daily internet time | less than 1 h | 14.4(5.1) | 17.8(4.8) | 0.35 |
more than 1 h | 14.8(4.9) | 18.2(3.9) | ||
no internet | 14.4(3.7) | 16.8(3.6) | ||
Interested in | continuity of patient care | 13.9(4.9) | 18.2(4.2) | 0.13 |
less interpersonal contact | 16.2(4.7) | 18.4(4.9) | ||
no idea | 14.0(4.3) | 16.14(4.1) | ||
History of Psychiatric treatment | Yes | 13.6(7.8) | 14.4(4.6) | 0.11 |
No | 14.6(4.6) | 18.1(4.4) | ||
Total BEES mean (SD) | 14.4(4.8) | 17.8(4.5) | <0.001 | |