Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis showing factors associated with physician-patient communication by the ethnicity

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

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

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

<.001

<.001