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 5 Predictors of RME-E score of first year and final year medical students of Jimma University; Ethiopia, 2011

Variables	β	Std. Error	95% Confidence Interval for β
Variables	β	Std. Error	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Number of brothers and sisters	−0.43	0.12	−0.65	−0.20
Religion (Reference = Muslim)
Christian	−0.54	0.78	−2.08	1.00
Other	−0.80	2.73	−6.19	4.59
Sex (Reference = female)
Male	−2.51	0.94	−4.37	−0.66
Year of study (Reference = first)
Second year	2.66	0.74	1.20	4.13
Migration history (reference = yes)
No	2.83	1.81	−0.75	6.40
Grown up with (Reference = Mother)
Father	0.45	2.13	−3.76	4.65
Both	1.32	1.20	−1.05	3.69
Other	0.03	1.69	−3.30	3.36
Position in the family (Reference = Eldest)
Sandwich	0.44	0.72	−0.98	1.85
Youngest	−1.13	0.91	−2.93	0.68
Major life event (reference = No)
Yes	0.41	0.73	−1.02	1.84
Mothers job (reference = working)
Housewife	−0.80	0.68	−2.14	0.53
Out of work	3.17	1.51	0.19	6.15
Fathers job (reference = working)
Houseman	−0.04	1.28	−2.56	2.48
Out of work	−1.19	1.90	−4.94	2.56
Religion active member (reference = No)
Yes	−0.79	0.67	−2.10	0.53
Use of social media like facebook (reference = No)
Yes	1.93	0.78	0.40	3.46
Daily internet use (reference = no internet)
Less than 1 h	−0.58	0.88	−2.31	1.15
more than 1 h	−0.33	1.25	−2.79	2.13
Interested in (reference = less interpersonal contact)
in patient care	−0.46	0.75	−1.95	1.02
No idea	−1.68	0.99	−3.63	0.27
History of psychiatric treatment (reference = No)
Yes	−2.16	1.18	−4.48	0.16
R² = 0.33

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