Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analyses assessing factors associated with agreeing (agree/strongly agree) with statements about conscientious objection (CO)
Respondent characteristics | Clinicians who invoke CO should: | Regulations that should be implemented: | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
...counsel patients on all treatment options | ...refer patients to a willing clinician | …be allowed to refuse to provide post-abortion care | Universities & other institutions should be able to register as COs | Mandatory public registration of COs | ||||||
% | aOR[95% CI] | % | aOR[95% CI] | % | aOR[95% CI] | % | aOR[95% CI] | % | aOR[95% CI] | |
University type | ||||||||||
Secular | 97 | 4.57*[1.44,14.48] | 95 | 3. 72*[1.36,10.12] | 17 | 0.87 [0.40,1.89] | 20 | 0.37*[0.17,0.80] | 68 | 0.72 [0.36,1.45] |
Religious (Ref.) | 75 | 76 | 25 | 52 | 64 | |||||
Gender | ||||||||||
Female | 92 | 2.15 [0.63,7.29] | 94 | 3.22*[1.14,9.09] | 22 | 1.81 [0.90,3.66] | 27 | 0.85 [0.42,1.70] | 68 | 1.22 [0.71,2.11] |
Male/Other (Ref.) | 92 | 86 | 12 | 26 | 64 | |||||
Age group | ||||||||||
17–19 | 93 | 1.07 [0.22,5.12] | 89 | 0.36 [0.08,1.53] | 21 | 0.67 [0.30,1.52] | 26 | 1.15 [0.45,2.91] | 71 | 0.84 [0.39,1.80] |
20–24 (Ref) | 92 | 92 | 19 | 22 | 67 | |||||
25–37 | 91 | 1.90 [0.32,11.23] | 91 | 1.01 [0.18,5.62] | 13 | 0.95 [0.32,2.84] | 42 | 4.77*[1.75,13.06] | 62 | 0.95 [0.43,2.10] |
Degree being pursued | ||||||||||
Medicine-Specialty undecided/unknown (Ref.) | 92 | 88 | 16 | 23 | 69 | |||||
Midwifery | 86 | 0.16*[0.04,0.74] | 93 | 1.23 [0.31,4.97] | 27 | 1.10 [0.51,2.38] | 33 | 2.39*[1.00,5.71] | 71 | 0.91 [0.45,1.84] |
Medicine-Planning to specialize in OB-GYN | 97 | 2.66 [0.54,13.04] | 94 | 1.86 [0.54,6.35] | 15 | 0.79 [0.37,1.69] | 27 | 1.78 [0.82,3.90] | 59 | 0.56[0.31,1.02] |
Where completed high school | ||||||||||
Santiago metropolitan region | 92 | 1.59 [0.49, 5.20] | 92 | 2.77*[1.03,7.47] | 18 | 0.92 [0.46,1.87] | 24 | 0.39*[0.19,0.80] | 67 | 0.98 [0.55,1.78] |
Other location (Ref.) | 92 | 86 | 19 | 36 | 65 | |||||
Political affiliation | ||||||||||
Center/None (Ref.) | 95 | 89 | 19 | 32 | 69 | |||||
Right/Center right | 77 | 0.24*[0.07,0.8] | 79 | 0.76 [0.26,2.21] | 24 | 1.30 [0.56,3.00] | 53 | 1.39 [0.63,3.09] | 51 | 0.47*[0.23,0.95] |
Left/Center left | 98 | 0.93 [0.17,5.10] | 98 | 3.74 [0.90,15.56] | 15 | 0.99 [0.46,2.12] | 10 | 0.37*[0.17,0.80] | 74 | 1.31 [0.71,2.44] |
Religion | ||||||||||
Catholic or other religion (Ref.) | 98 | 96 | 23 | 42 | 61 | |||||
None | 85 | 1.52 [0.31,7.62] | 85 | 1.80 [0.47,6.95] | 14 | 0.74 [0.34,1.62] | 14 | 0.57 [0.26,1.26] | 72 | 1.38 [0.71,2.68] |
Frequency of religious attendance | ||||||||||
Hardly ever/never (Ref.) | 97 | 95 | 16 | 18 | 70 | |||||
Once a month/2–3 times a year | 88 | 0.79 [0.16,3.82] | 88 | 1.11 [0.26,4.76] | 24 | 1.21 [0.47,3.09] | 33 | 0.84 [0.33,2.18] | 61 | 0.94 [0.42,2.10] |
Once a week/2–3 times a month | 67 | 0.13*[0.03,0.54] | 69 | 0.27*[0.08,0.94] | 24 | 1.22 [0.47,3.08] | 70 | 5.25*[2.03,13.56] | 60 | 1.09 [0.47,2.54] |
Year in school | ||||||||||
1st-2nd (Ref.) | 92 | 92 | 24 | 26 | 71 | |||||
3rd-4th | 94 | 0.75 [0.15,3.78] | 89 | 0.43 [0.10,1.90] | 17 | 0. [0.24,1.16] | 25 | 1.06 [0.43,2.57] | 65 | 0.70 [0.35,1.42] |
5th–7th/just graduated | 90 | 0.22 [0.03,1.70] | 92 | 0.84 [0.11,6.31] | 11 | 0.37 [0.13,1.14] | 28 | 0.62 [0.19,2.04] | 63 | 0.73 [0.31,1.71] |