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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analyses assessing factors associated with personal support for invoking conscientious objection (CO)

From: Medical and midwifery students’ views on the use of conscientious objection in abortion care, following legal reform in Chile: a cross-sectional study

Respondent characteristics

I would invoke CO to avoid caring for a woman:

who wanted an abortion, no matter what her reasons

who wanted a lawful abortion

with post-abortion complications

%

aOR[95% CI]

%

aOR[95% CI]

%

aOR[95% CI]

University type

 Secular

12

0.43*[0.19,0.96]

12

0.67 [0.30,1.52]

5

1.63 [0.44,6.08]

 Religious (Ref.)

38

 

39

 

10

 

Gender

 Female

20

1.66 [0.75,3.67]

18

1.02 [0.46,2.24]

8

1.04 [0.28,3.83]

 Male/Other (Ref.)

14

 

18

 

4

 

Age group

 17–19

15

0.97 [0.33,2.87]

16

0.82 [0.27,2.29]

5

0.46 [0.11,1.90]

 20–24 (Ref)

17

 

17

 

6

 

 25–37

24

1.73 [0.56,5.31]

24

2.97 [0.91,9.74]

9

3.73 [0.69,20.17]

Degree being pursued

 Medicine-Specialty undecided/unknown (Ref.)

18

 

21

 

4

 

 Midwifery

22

1.22 [0.48,3.08]

20

0.73 [0.29,1.50]

14

6.81*[1.53,30.36]

 Medicine-planning to specialize in OB-GYN

12

0.57 [0.22,1.46]

11

0.35*[0.13,0.93]

4

1.01 [0.22,4.68]

Where completed high school

 Santiago metropolitan region

16

0.53 [0.24,1.17]

18

1.00 [0.43,2.31]

7

1.59 [0.40,6.26]

 Other location (Ref.)

23

 

19

 

4

 

Political affiliation

 Center/None (Ref.)

15

 

16

 

6

 

 Right/Center right

43

3.09*[1.30,7.32]

46

4.04*[1.,9.60]

13

2.71 [0.77,9.60]

 Center left/left

6

0.62 [0.24,1.62]

6

0.60 [0.23,1.59]

3

0.90 [0.22,3.63]

Religion

 Catholic or other religion (Ref.)

8

 

7

 

3

 

 None

29

0.59 [0.24,1.43]

32

0.43 [0.17,1.09]

10

0.65 [0.17,2.44]

Frequency of religious attendance

 Hardly ever/never (Ref.)

11

 

10

 

5

 

 Once a month/2–3 times a year

18

0.58 [0.19,1.75]

27

1.48 [0.53,4.13]

6

0.93 [0.18,4.81]

 Once a week/2–3 times a month

54

3.81*[1.46,9.93]

56

4.60*[1.76,12.05]

18

2.78 [0.73,10.58]

Year in school

 1st-2nd (Ref.)

16

 

17

 

8

 

 3rd-4th

19

1.34 [0.49,3.68]

20

0.91 [0.34,2.44]

5

0.46 [0.11,1.83]

 5th–7th/just graduated

19

0.96 [0.25,3.69]

17

0.26 [0.06,1.11.]

6

0.55 [0.08,3.75]

  1. aOR Adjusted odds ratios, CI Confidence Intervals; *p < .05; Ref. = Referent group