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Table 2 Factors associated with low paternalism/autonomy of health professionals in Mexico, 2018

From: Communication patterns in the doctor–patient relationship: evaluating determinants associated with low paternalism in Mexico

Variables

n (%)

ORa

Multipleb

95% CI

Age

    

 43–76 years

229 (30.1)

1.0

  

 30–42 years

234 (30.8)

0.79

0.51

1.24

 19–29 years

280 (36.8)

0.72

0.46

1.13

Gender

    

 Male

310 (40.7)

1.0

  

 Female

440 (57.8)

1.57

1.11

2.22

Specialty

    

 No

328 (43.1)

1.0

  

 Yes

425 (55.9)

1.67

1.16

2.40

Family member with IDD or ASD

    

 Yes

132 (17.4)

1.0

  

 No

630 (81.1)

0.98

0.64

1.50

Value assigned to truth (Truthful communication from the professional to the patient)

    

 Low

383 (50.3)

1.0

  

 Moderate

198 (26.0)

0.86

0.58

1.29

 High

163 (21.4)

0.98

0.63

1.53

Communication pattern

    

 Withholding

315 (41.4)

1.0

  

 Partial communication

191 (25.1)

4.52

2.98

6.87

 Open communication

230 (30.2)

12.13

7.71

19.05

Bioethics courses

    

 None

235 (31.4)

1.0

  

 ≥ 1

514 (68.6)

0.76

0.53

1.11

Knowledge about IDD

    

 Low

317 (41.7)

1.0

  

 Intermediate

288 (37.8)

0.75

0.52

1.08

 Positive attitude and high knowledge

118 (15.5)

0.62

0.39

1.01

Knowledge about ASD

    

 Low

191 (25.1)

1.0

  

 Intermediate

303 (39.8)

0.60

0.40

0.91

 Positive attitude and high knowledge

224 (29.4)

1.04

0.67

1.63

Knowledge about ADHD

    

 Low

296 (38.9)

1.0

  

 Intermediate

247 (32.5)

1.27

0.85

1.89

 Positive attitude and high knowledge

173 (22.7)

0.93

0.61

1.43

  1. aOdds ratio, ordinal logistic regression
  2. bOdds ratio, adjusted by all variables included in table, participant institution (medical facility/university) and religion