Trust in Healthcare Provider and Experiences of Healthcare Discrimination by Race and Ethnicity
n (%) | ||||||
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Total | Non-Hispanic White (n = 367) | Non-Hispanic Black (n = 212) | Hispanic (n = 329) | Non-Hispanic Multiple/ Other (n = 84) | P-value | |
Low/medium trust (1 to 7) | 187 (20) | 48 (13) | 54 (26) | 70 (23) | 15 (18) | 0.001 |
High trust (8 to 10) | 770 (81) | 309 (87) | 153 (74) | 240 (77) | 68 (82) | |
Experienced any of 7 categories perceived discrimination | 268 (27) | 94 (26) | 67 (32) | 75 (23) | 32 (38) | 0.01 |
Item 1: Felt like a doctor or nurse was not listening to what you were saying | 183 (19) | 54 (15) | 47 (23) | 59 (18) | 23 (27) | 0.02 |
Item 2: Treated you with less respect than other people | 123 (13) | 40 (11) | 38 (18) | 28 (9) | 17 (20) | 0.001 |
Item 3: Received poorer services than other people | 93 (10) | 25 (7) | 34 (17) | 20 (6) | 14 (17) | <0.001 |
Item 4: Treated with less courtesy than other people | 107 (11) | 34 (9) | 28 (14) | 29 (9) | 16 (19) | 0.03 |
Item 5: Had a doctor or nurse act as if he or she was better than you | 117 (12) | 50 (14) | 30 (15) | 21 (7) | 16 (20) | 0.001 |
Item 6: Had a doctor or nurse act as if he or she thinks you were not smart | 122 (13) | 52 (14) | 33 (16) | 24 (7) | 13 (16) | 0.006 |
Item 7: Had a doctor or nurse act as if he or she was afraid of you | 31 (3) | 6 (2) | 16 (8) | 3 (1) | 6 (7) | <0.001 |