Table 5 Factors associated with level of test anxiety among undergraduate medical students at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (Bivariate and multivariate analysis) (n = 390), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018

Age

mean

standard deviation

21.18

1.719

0.83 (0.73,0.93)

1.084 (0.71,1.64)

 Female

32

126

7.77 (4.8, 12.4)

3.25 (1.54, 6.89)

 Male

154

78

reference

Grade point average

mean

standard deviation

3.38

±0.48

0.11 (0.044,0.288)

 1st year

20

54

3.69 (1.83,7.4)

10.55 (1.4,76.7

 2nd year

37

43

1.58 (0.83,3.02)

1.81 (0.339,9.7)

 3rd year

49

43

1.19 (0.64,2.23)

1.68 (0.49,5.76)

 4th year

39

34

1.19 (0.61,2.3)

0.5 (0.168,1.49)

 5th year

41

30

 < Primary

16

24

1.5 (0.75,2.99)

1.89 (0.628,5.73)

 Primary

35

38

1.08 (0.63,1.86)

1.07 (0.42,2.67)

 Secondary

39

46

1.17 (0.7,1.96)

1.63 (0.69,3.86)

 Tertiary

96

96

reference

 Oral

108

187

7.94 (4.46, 14.1)

2.89, (1.42, 5.84)

 Written

78

17

reference

 Yes

42

126

5,53 (3.55,8.64)

6.128,(2.675,14.039)

 No

144

78

reference

 No

110

187

7.6 (4.27,13.5)

2.4 (1.25,4.59)

 Yes

76

17

reference

 Poor

20

118

19.2 (10.6,34.8)

3.6 (1.56,8.29)

 Moderate

39

47

3.92 (2.25,6.84)

3.39 (1.56,7.4)

 Strong

127

39

reference

 30 min-1 h

45

44

reference

 1.30 min-2 h

38

48

1.29 (0.71,2.34)

0.98 (0.37,2.59)

 3-4 h

53

68

1.31 (0.75,2.27)

1.85 (0.702,4.88)

 > 5 h

50

44

0.9 (0.5,1.6)

1.72 (0.62,2.5)

 Poor

101

166

3.67 (2.33,5.79) q

1.25 (0.62,2.5)

 Good

85

38

reference

 Distressed

49

137

5.71 (3.68,8.85)

2.68 (1.37,5.27)

 Not distressed

137

67

reference