Table 2 Cognitive, organizational and other predisposing characteristics by the ethnicity
From: Disparity in physician-patient communication by ethnicity: evidence from Bangladesh
Variable (NĀ =ā850) | n | Bengali (%) | Ethnic Minority (%) | Ļ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient Type | Ā | Ā | Ā | 5.68 | .017 |
āReturning | 245 | 131 (32.8) | 114 (25.3) | Ā | Ā |
āNew | 605 | 269 (67.3) | 336 (74.7) | Ā | Ā |
Knowledge of the problem affected | Ā | Ā | Ā | 27.34 | <.001 |
āPoor | 625 | 263 (65.8) | 362 (80.4) | Ā | Ā |
āGood | 225 | 137 (34.3) | 88 (19.5) | Ā | Ā |
Perception of the severity of the problem | Ā | Ā | Ā | 4.87 | .301 |
āSlight | 335 | 177 (44.3) | 158 (37.3) | Ā | Ā |
āModerate | 407 | 183 (45.8) | 224 (49.8) | Ā | Ā |
āExtreme | 98 | 40 (10.0) | 58 (12.9) | Ā | Ā |
Waiting time (minutes) | Ā | Ā | Ā | 1.41 | .495 |
āā>ā0ā20 | 293 | 132 (33.0) | 161 (35.8) | Ā | Ā |
āā>ā20ā40 | 224 | 103 (25.8) | 121 (26.9) | Ā | Ā |
āā>ā40 | 333 | 165 (41.3) | 168 (37.3) | Ā | Ā |
Gender of the doctor | Ā | Ā | Ā | 4.52 | .034 |
āFemale | 228 | 121 (30.3) | 107 (23.8) | Ā | Ā |
āMale | 622 | 279 (69.8) | 343 (76.2) | Ā | Ā |
The ambiance of the doctorās room | Ā | Ā | Ā | 16.99 | <.001 |
āNoisy | 459 | 218 (54.5) | 241 (53.6) | Ā | Ā |
āAverage | 278 | 111 (27.8) | 167 (37.1) | Ā | Ā |
āQuiet | 113 | 71 (17.8) | 42 (9.3) | Ā | Ā |
Talking time (minutes) | Ā | Ā | Ā | 54.11 | <.001 |
āUp to 5 | 219 | 58 (14.5) | 161 (35.8) | Ā | Ā |
āā>ā5ā10 | 197 | 180 (45.0) | 17 (38.9) | Ā | Ā |
āā>ā10 | 276 | 162 (40.5) | 114 (25.3) | Ā | Ā |
Patientsā information seeking about the health problem | Ā | Ā | Ā | 21.87 | <.001 |
āYes | 233 | 140 (35.0) | 93 (20.7) | Ā | Ā |
āNo | 617 | 260 (65.0) | 357 (79.3) | Ā | Ā |
Patientsā involvement in decision-making of the treatment | Ā | Ā | Ā | 6.96 | .008 |
āYes | 554 | 279 (69.8) | 275 (61.1) | Ā | Ā |
āNo | 296 | 121 (30.2) | 175 (38.9) | Ā | Ā |