Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis showing factors associated with physician-patient communication by the ethnicity
From: Disparity in physician-patient communication by ethnicity: evidence from Bangladesh
| Variables | Bengali | Ethnic Minority | ||||||||
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| B | SE | β | t | p | B | SE | β | t | p | |
| Constant | 48.36 | 2.93 | 16.49 | <.001 | 27.811 | 3.73 | 7.45 | <.001 | ||
| Education of the respondents (Continuous variable) | .158 | .08 | .14 | 2.00 | .042 | .180 | .10 | .11 | 1.76 | .079 |
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Occupation of the respondents (agriculture/no job vs. business/service/student) | .181 | .80 | .01 | .23 | .820 | .963 | 1.10 | .06 | .88 | .378 |
| Age of the respondents (Continuous variable) | .048 | .03 | .10 | 1.65 | .101 | .120 | .03 | .20 | 3.61 | <.001 |
| Area of Residence (rural vs. urban/sub-urban) | .022 | .63 | .00 | .03 | .972 | 1.670 | .79 | .09 | 2.13 | .034 |
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Marital status of the respondents (married vs. single/widow/divorced) | 1.164 | .81 | .09 | 1.43 | .153 | 1.571 | 1.11 | .09 | 1.42 | .156 |
| Respondents’ Internet use (no vs. yes) | 1.937 | .80 | .16 | 2.42 | .016 | .970 | .94 | .06 | 1.03 | .303 |
| Perception of the problem’s severity (severe vs. minor) | −.285 | .57 | −.02 | −.50 | .616 | 1.724 | .71 | .10 | 2.42 | .016 |
| Knowledge of health problem (poor vs. good) | 1.999 | .61 | .16 | 3.30 | .001 | −.708 | .88 | .03 | −.81 | .421 |
| Plan about consultation before visit (no vs. yes) | 1.498 | .59 | .12 | 2.53 | .012 | 2.815 | .71 | .17 | 3.95 | <.001 |
| Patients’ information seeking (no vs. yes) | 2.136 | .58 | .17 | 3.68 | <.001 | .303 | .84 | .01 | .36 | .718 |
| Involvement in decision-making (no vs. yes) | .642 | .61 | .05 | 1.05 | .292 | 3.231 | .70 | .19 | 4.60 | <.001 |
| Gender of the doctors (male vs. female) | 1.322 | .63 | .10 | 2.11 | .035 | .228 | .80 | .01 | .28 | .777 |
| Patient Status (new ns. returning) | .301 | .60 | .02 | .50 | .616 | .477 | .78 | .02 | .61 | .539 |
| Talking time (Continuous variable) | .056 | .04 | .06 | 1.37 | .171 | .530 | .07 | .35 | 8.08 | <.001 |
| Ambience of the doctor’s room (noisy vs. quiet) | 1.762 | .81 | .11 | 2.19 | .029 | 1.944 | 1.15 | .07 | 1.69 | .091 |
| R2 = .25 | F = 8.66 | <.001 | R2 = .35 | F = 15.38 | <.001 | |||||