Varia Apurv, Patel Mihir K, Tanikella Rajasekhar, Machicao Victor I, Fallon Michael B, Lukens Frank J
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA,
J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Oct;16(5):990-3. doi: 10.1007/s10903-013-9847-z.
We aim to assess the gender preferences for endoscopists among Hispanics and factors influencing such preferences. Cross-sectional study in prospectively enrolled Hispanic patients using a pre-endoscopy questionnaire regarding their gender preferences for the endoscopist and the reasons for such preferences. Multivariate logistic regression model was used for the statistical analysis. We enrolled total 200 Hispanic patients (100 males, 100 females) in our study. Their mean age was 51 ± 14 years. 30 % of Hispanics expressed a gender preference for the endoscopist. Gender preference was more common among Hispanic women than men (38 % vs. 22 %, p = 0.014). Gender preference for primary care provider was independently associated with the gender preference for the endoscopist (odds ratio 66, 95 % CI 25-182, p < 0.0001). We found significant number of Hispanic patients with gender preference for the endoscopist (female more than male). The odds of such preferences were strongly associated with the gender preference for the primary care physician.
我们旨在评估西班牙裔人群对内镜医师的性别偏好以及影响这些偏好的因素。采用前瞻性纳入西班牙裔患者的横断面研究，使用一份内镜检查前问卷，询问他们对内镜医师的性别偏好及其偏好原因。采用多变量逻辑回归模型进行统计分析。我们的研究共纳入了200名西班牙裔患者（100名男性，100名女性）。他们的平均年龄为51±14岁。30%的西班牙裔患者表示对内镜医师有性别偏好。西班牙裔女性比男性更常出现性别偏好（38%对22%，p = 0.014）。对初级保健提供者的性别偏好与对内镜医师的性别偏好独立相关（比值比66，95%可信区间25 - 182，p < 0.0001）。我们发现大量西班牙裔患者对内镜医师有性别偏好（女性多于男性）。这种偏好的几率与对初级保健医生的性别偏好密切相关。
