Table 4 Factors associated with patients’ recognition of medical students
Recognizes medical students | Crude Odds ratio | Adjusted Odds ratio (95%CI)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Yes N (%) | No N (%) | ||
Age of participants (Years) | ||||
18 – 39 | 310 (51.8) | 147 (58.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
40 – 59 | 218 (36.4) | 72 (28.6) | 1.44 (1.03—2.00) | 1.19 (0.80—1.76) |
≥ 60 | 71 (11.9) | 33 (13.1) | 1.02 (0.65—1.61) | 1.01 (0.57—1.8) |
Sex of participant | ||||
Male | 121 (20.2) | 38 (15.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 478 (79.8) | 214 (84.9) | 0.70 (0.47—1.05) | 1.04(0.64—1.71) |
Marital status | ||||
Married/cohabiting | 416 (69.7) | 147 (58.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single/never married | 47 (7.9) | 46 (18.4) | 0.36 (0.23—0.56) | 0.32 (0.2—0.53) |
Separated/divorced | 63 (10.6) | 33 (13.2) | 0.67 (0.42—1.07) | 0.86 (0.53—1.40) |
Widowed/widower | 71 (11.9) | 24 (9.6) | 1.05 (0.63—1.72) | 1.71 (0.93—3.15) |
Education attainment | ||||
Primary education | 215 (36.5) | 111 (44.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No formal education | 53 (9.0) | 37 (14.8) | 0.74 (0.46- 1.19) | 0.67 (0.40—1.13) |
Secondary education | 206 (35.0) | 74 (29.6) | 1.44 (1.01—2.04) | 1.87 (1.28—2.74) |
Tertiary education | 76 (12.9) | 21 (8.4) | 1.86 (1.09—3.20) | 2.32 (1.30—4.12) |
University | 39 (6.6) | 7 (2.8) | 2.88 (1.24—6.69) | 4.15 (1.68—10.23) |
Employment status | ||||
No formal employment | 191 (32.1) | 123 (49.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Formal employment | 405 (68.0) | 127 (50.8) | 2.05 (1.51—2.79) | 1.79 (1.30—2.49) |
University hospital | ||||
Makerere University | 164 (27.4) | 114 (45.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mbarara University (MUST) | 203 (33.9) | 83 (32.9) | 1.70 (1.19—2.41) | 1.30 (0.88—1.93) |
Gulu University | 232 (38.7) | 55 (21.8) | 2.93 (1.98—4.33) | 2.51 (1.67—3.80) |
Specialty | ||||
Gynecology | 274 (45.7) | 138 (54.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Medical | 325 (54.3) | 114 (45.2) | 1.44 (1.07—1.93) | 1.36 (0.900—2.05) |