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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2023

Racial and ethnic differences in self-reported satisfaction with fertility clinics and doctors.

Ange Wang, Jake Anderson-Bialis, Jerrine R Morris, Jamie Corley, Deborah Anderson-Bialis, Lauren Citro, Muhammad Esa Seegulam, Victor Fujimoto

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ange WangDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California, 499 Illinois Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA. ange.wang@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7133-0950
Jake Anderson-BialisFertilityIQ, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jerrine R MorrisDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California, 499 Illinois Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Jamie CorleyDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California, 499 Illinois Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Deborah Anderson-BialisFertilityIQ, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Lauren CitroFertilityIQ, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Muhammad Esa SeegulamFertilityIQ, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Victor FujimotoDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California, 499 Illinois Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Pacific Fertility Center · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate if differences in self-reported satisfaction with fertility clinics and doctors differ by race/ethnicity. STUDY

designWe used cross-sectional survey data from FertilityIQ online questionnaires completed by patients receiving US. fertility care from July 2015 to December 2020. Univariate and multivariate logistic and linear regression analyses were performed to assess association of race/ethnicity on patient-reported clinic and physician satisfaction.

resultsOur total sample size included 21,472 unique survey responses (15,986 Caucasian, 1856 Black, 1780 LatinX, 771 East Asian, 619 South Asian, 273 Middle Eastern, 187 Native American self-reported). When adjusting for potential confounders (demographic and patient satisfaction), we found that Black patients rated their doctors more highly (odds ratio (OR) 1.30, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.62 p = 0.022 logistic and Coefficient 0.082, 95% CI 0.013-0.15 p = 0.02 linear), while other ethnic groups did not show significant differences compared to Caucasian patients. East Asians had borderline lower satisfaction with clinic satisfaction in logistic regression (OR 0.74 95% CI 0.55-1.00 p = 0.05), while significant differences were not found for other ethnic groups for clinic satisfaction.

conclusionsIn summary, some but not all minority groups differed in their self-reported perception of satisfaction with fertility clinic and doctors compared to Caucasian patients. Cultural differences towards surveys may contribute to some of these findings, and satisfaction by racial/ethnic group may also be modified by results of care.

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Fertility ClinicsPhysiciansCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityHumansSelf ReportAssisted reproductive technologiesClinic satisfactionDisparitiesFertilityPatient satisfactionRace/ethnicity

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