Assessment of clinical competence of graduating medical students and associated factors in Ethiopia

BMC Medical Education

Table 6 Bivariable and multivariable linear regression results to assess factors affecting the competence of graduating medical students

Independent variable	Bivariable model			Multivariable model
Independent variable	Unstandardized coefficient (B)	95% C.I. of B	P-value	Unstandardized coefficient (B)	95% C.I. of B	P-value
School type
Public (ref)
Private	−0.015	[− 0.056, 0.027]	.48	–	–	–
Sex
Male (ref)
Female	−.031	[−.062, 0]	.05	0.024	[0.003, 0.045]	.03
Age of student in years	0.014	[0.008, 0.019]	<.001	−0.005	[− 0.013, 0.003]	.19
Student entry scheme
Graduate (reference)
Direct	−.074	[−.101, −.046]	<.001	0.027	[−0.010, 0.064]	.15
CGPA
> 3.50 (ref)	–	–	–	–	–	–
3–3.49	−0.004	[−0.024, 0.016]	.69	−0.037	[− 0.059, − 0.015]	.001
< 3.00	− 0.05	[− 0.072, − 0.028]	<.001	−0.071	[− 0.098, − 0.045]	<.001
Quality of simulation training	0.047	[−0.024, 0.117]	.19	−0.001	[− 0.071, 0.069]	.98
CLE Cases	0.492	[.418, .566]	<.001	−0.052	[−0.129, 0.026]	.19
CLE motivation	0.723	[0.636, .810]	<.001	0.127	[0.018, 0.235]	.02
CLE supervision	0.515	[.465, .566]	<.001	0.042	[−0.030, 0.114]	.25
CLE doctor-patient encounter	0.591	[.536, .647]	<.001	0.002	[−0.079, 0.084]	.95

The mean competence scores of students who performed tasks of giving oxygen above the median of 30, IV cannulations above the median of 25, urinary catheterization above the median of 20, and NG tube insertion above the median of 15 were significantly larger than that of students with task performance below the corresponding medians. (p < 0.031). Similarly, the mean competence scores of students who performed tasks of wound suturing more than the median of 10, venipuncture more than the median of 10, and abdominal paracentesis more than the median of 6 were significantly larger than that of students with task performance below the corresponding medians (p < 0.011) (Table 7)

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