Davida Becker|Amy O. Tsui
Reproductive Health Service Preferences And Perceptions of Quality Among Low?Income Women: Racial, Ethnic and Language Group Differences
context eliminating racial ethnic disparities health care important national priority despite substantial research documenting disparities topic received limited attention reproductive health field methods logistic regression used test group differences three service delivery preferences five service quality perceptions among nationally representative sample 1741 lowincome black latina white women aged 1834 data collected 1995 represent recent data available looking issues results englishspeaking latinas spanishspeaking latinas likely whites prefer female clinician visits odds ratios 18 36 respectively highly value clinician continuity 17 22 englishspeaking latinas blacks likely whites prefer receiving reproductive health care site delivering general health care 15 16 groups latinas less likely whites give facility environment patientcenteredness recent reproductive health visit highest rating 0305 blacks likely whites report ever pressured clinician use contraceptives 23 conclusions efforts reduce racial ethnic language group differences clients perceptions reproductive health service quality focus improving clientclinician communication service environment contraceptive counseling future research continue assess group differences try determine underlying causes