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. 2005 May 12;5(1):6.
doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-5-6.

Race and satisfaction in general OB/GYN clinics

James E Rohrer  1 , Jon D Lund, Susan Goldfarb
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Race and satisfaction in general OB/GYN clinics

James E Rohrer et al. BMC Womens Health. .

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that racial differences in satisfaction can be found among OB/GYN patients on a US naval base. METHODS: Cross-sectional surveys assessing satisfaction with services were obtained from 838 patients who were seen in one of the two general OB/GYN clinics (455 in the base hospital clinic and 391 in a satellite clinic). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify subgroups of patients who were not very satisfied with care received. RESULTS: When the patients seen in the base hospital were analyzed separately, Asian respondents had significantly lower odds of being very satisfied relative to non-Hispanic white respondents (AOR = .33, p < .01). CONCLUSION: Asian patients may be less satisfied than others when treated at a larger facility. Patients treated at a satellite clinic tended to be more satisfied than patients seen at the base hospital.

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