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Table 7 Factors associated with familiarity, knowledge, and confidence scores

From: Are medical students in Palestine adequately trained to care for individuals with autism spectrum disorders? A multicenter cross-sectional study of their familiarity, knowledge, confidence, and willingness to learn

       

95 % C.I. for O.R.

Dimension

Variable

β

S.E.

Wald

p-value

O.R.

Lower

Upper

Familiarity

Gender

0.02

0.27

0.01

0.941

1.02

0.60

1.73

Place of residence

0.22

0.25

0.77

0.381

1.24

0.77

2.01

Academic stage

-0.04

0.28

0.03

0.874

0.96

0.56

1.65

Satisfaction with academic achievements

-0.32

0.83

0.15

0.702

0.73

0.14

3.68

Satisfaction with financial status

-0.48

0.53

0.82

0.366

0.62

0.22

1.75

Satisfaction with social status

0.18

0.38

0.21

0.646

1.19

0.56

2.51

Had a course/part of a course on ASDs

1.12

0.28

16.31

< 0.001

3.08

1.78

5.31

Interacted with people with ASDs

0.47

0.26

3.28

0.070

1.60

0.96

2.68

Knowledge

Gender

-0.06

0.29

0.04

0.851

0.95

0.53

1.68

Place of residence

0.28

0.27

1.07

0.301

1.32

0.78

2.24

Academic stage

0.86

0.29

8.77

0.003

2.36

1.34

4.18

Satisfaction with academic achievements

0.00

0.84

0.00

0.998

1.00

0.19

5.16

Satisfaction with financial status

-0.42

0.56

0.57

0.451

0.65

0.22

1.97

Satisfaction with social status

0.30

0.40

0.56

0.456

1.35

0.61

2.98

Had a course/part of a course on ASDs

0.98

0.29

11.68

0.001

2.66

1.52

4.65

Interacted with people with ASDs

0.95

0.30

10.20

0.001

2.59

1.44

4.63

Confidence

Gender

-0.31

0.39

0.62

0.432

0.73

0.34

1.58

Place of residence

-0.46

0.36

1.66

0.198

0.63

0.31

1.27

Academic stage

-0.76

0.42

3.24

0.072

0.47

0.21

1.07

Satisfaction with academic achievements

-1.58

0.87

3.29

0.070

0.21

0.04

1.14

Satisfaction with financial status

-0.07

0.71

0.01

0.918

0.93

0.23

3.71

Satisfaction with social status

1.04

0.46

5.13

0.023

2.84

1.15

7.00

Had a course/part of a course on ASDs

0.65

0.40

2.66

0.103

1.91

0.88

4.15

Interacted with people with ASDs

-0.17

0.37

0.21

0.647

0.84

0.40

1.75

  1. C.I. Confidence interval, O.R. Odds ratio, S.E. Standard error