Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression results for two dimensions of communication during prenatal care.^‡

	Reluctance to ask questions scale				Barriers to open discussion scale
	Moderate		High		Moderate		High
	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Race and SES
Race/ethnicity (Ref=White, non-Hispanic)
Black, non-Hispanic	0.64	(0.40, 1.01)	1.17	(0.69, 1.96)	0.73	(0.48, 1.09)	0.70	(0.40, 1.22)
Hispanic	1.09	(0.76, 1.56)	0.98	(0.61, 1.58)	1.32	(0.93, 1.88)	1.33	(0.83, 2.13)
Education (Ref=High school or less)
Some college/Associate's degree	1.47	(1.03, 2.08)	1.32	(0.86, 2.02)	1.33	(0.95, 1.85)	0.89	(0.58, 1.37)
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.38	(0.93, 2.03)	1.49	(0.92, 2.41)	1.77	(1.22, 2.56)	0.82	(0.49, 1.38)
Primary source of payment for maternity care (Ref=Private)
Public	0.92	(0.66, 1.27)	0.88	(0.57, 1.34)	0.92	(0.67, 1.26)	0.94	(0.61, 1.46)
Uninsured	1.58	(0.73, 3.41)	4.30	(2.01, 9.19)	0.97	(0.49, 1.92)	1.51	(0.66, 3.44)
Maternal health conditions
Pre-pregnancy hypertension	1.83	(1.08, 3.11)	2.05	(1.14, 3.65)	1.20	(0.68, 2.11)	1.35	(0.68, 2.68)
Diabetes	1.69	(1.13, 2.54)	4.52	(3.01, 6.79)	0.99	(0.68, 1.43)	1.92	(1.24, 2.96)
Obese pre-pregnancy	0.99	(0.69, 1.43)	1.05	(0.68, 1.64)	0.92	(0.66, 1.29)	1.07	(0.70, 1.63)
Demographic characteristics
Age	0.95	(0.93, 0.98)	0.92	(0.89, 0.96)	0.95	(0.93, 0.98)	0.93	(0.90, 0.97)
Married	0.84	(0.60, 1.18)	1.07	(0.71, 1.62)	0.88	(0.64, 1.20)	0.91	(0.59, 1.40)
First time mother	1.15	(0.86, 1.55)	0.95	(0.66, 1.37)	0.82	(0.62, 1.08)	0.72	(0.49, 1.06)

^‡Models control for prenatal provider type (OB or other), continuity of care in prenatal care, and average prenatal care appointment length. Boldface type indicates p<.05.