Table 8 Factors associated with patients’ disposition as to whether medical students be trained in the tertiary public hospitals
University teaching hospitals to be autonomous | Crude Odds ratio (95%CI) | Adjusted Odds ratio (95%CI)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Yes N (%) | No N (%) | ||
Age of participants (Years) | ||||
18 – 39 | 113 (55.7) | 347 (53.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
40 – 59 | 64 (31.5) | 227 (34.8) | 0.87 (0.61—1.22) | 0.82 (0.54—1.23) |
≥ 60 | 26 (12.8) | 78 (12.0) | 1.02 (0.63—1.67) | 0.99 (0.5 5- 1.81) |
Sex of participant | ||||
Male | 42 (20.7) | 117 (17.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 161 (79.3) | 535 (82.1) | 0.84 (0.57—1.24) | 0.85 (0.54—1.23) |
Marital status | ||||
Married/cohabiting | 140 (69.3) | 427 (65.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single/never married | 23 (11.39) | 70 (10.8) | 1.00 (0.60—1.67) | 0.85 (0.49- 1.47) |
Separated/divorced | 18 (8.9) | 78 (12.0) | 0.70 (0.41—1.22) | 0.77 (0.44—1.34) |
Widowed/widower | 21 (10.4) | 74 (11.4) | 0.86 (0.51—1.46) | 1.05 (0.57—1.93) |
Education attainment | ||||
Primary education | 76 (38.2) | 251 (39.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Secondary education | 67 (33.7) | 214 (33.3) | 1.03 (0.71—1.51) | 0.99 (0.67—1.46) |
Tertiary education | 24 (12.1) | 73 (11.4) | 1.09 (0.64—1.84) | 1.10 (0.64—1.89) |
University | 16 (8.0) | 30 (4.7) | 1.76 (0.91—3.42) | 1.75 (0.88—3.49) |
No formal education | 16 (10.8) | 75 (11.7) | 0.70 (0.39—1.28) | 0.7 (0.64—1.89) |
Employment status | ||||
No formal employment | 78 (38.8) | 237 (36.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Formal employment | 123 (61.2) | 410 (63.4) | 0.91 (0.66–1.26) | 0.88 (0.62—1.24) |
University hospital | ||||
Makerere University | 83 (40.9) | 198 (30.37) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mbarara University (MUST) | 33 (16.3) | 253 (38.8) | 0.31 (0.19—0.49) | 0.27 (0.17—0.44) |
Gulu University | 87 (42.9) | 201 (30.8) | 1.03 (0.72—1.48) | 0.99 (0.67—1.46) |
Specialty | ||||
Gynecology | 96 (47.3) | 319 (48.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Medical | 107 (52.7) | 333 (51.1) | 1.07 (0.78—1.47) | 1.15 (0.74—1.76) |