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. 2020 Oct 22;17(21):7726. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217726

Table 3.

The bivariate results of the variables related to health professionals’ behavior.

Cluster Group
Total 1 2 3 4 5 X 2 df 1 p 2
Rights Supported and Promoted by Healthcare Institutions 34.41 8 <0.001
Yes n 3484 1459 980 554 464 27
% 22.2 23.7 21.7 21.6 19.4 30.3
No n 10,664 4073 3053 1795 1689 54
% 67.9 66.2 67.6 69.9 70.8 60.7
NK/NA 3 n 1567 623 484 218 234 8
% 10.0 10.1 10.7 8.5 9.8 9.0
Patient Being Asked for Express Consent and Provided with Information 14.86 8 0.062
Yes n 9093 3653 2612 1469 1305 54
% 51.8 53.3 51.0 51.6 49.6 57.4
No n 8047 3044 2386 1318 1260 39
% 45.9 44.4 46.6 46.3 47.9 41.5
NK/NA 3 n 401 152 122 61 65 1
% 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.5 1.1
Patient Criticized by Ironic or Discrediting Remarks 22.57 8 0.004
Yes n 6045 2307 1737 992 984 25
% 34.5 33.7 33.9 34.8 37.4 26.6
No n 11,203 4443 3285 1814 1594 67
% 63.9 64.9 64.2 63.7 60.6 71.3
NK/NA 3 n 293 99 98 42 52 2
% 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.0 2.1
Treated with Nicknames or Childish Diminutives 15.97 8 0.043
Yes n 5502 2068 1613 939 859 23
% 31.4 30.2 31.5 33.0 32.7 24.5
No n 9867 3936 2895 1541 1438 57
% 56.3 57.5 56.5 54.1 54.7 60.6
NK/NA 3 n 2172 845 612 368 333 14
% 12.4 12.3 12.0 12.9 12.7 14.9
Difficult or Impossible to Voice Doubts, Fears or Concerns 15.72 8 0.047
Yes n 8423 3200 2465 1384 1332 42
% 48.0 46.7 48.1 48.6 50.6 44.7
No n 8618 3449 2517 1374 1227 51
% 49.1 50.4 49.2 48.2 46.7 54.3
NK/NA 3 n 500 200 138 90 71 1
% 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.7 1.1
Patient Perceived Unnecessary and/or Painful Procedures During Birth 23.81 8 0.002
Yes n 7786 2930 2318 1281 1223 34
% 44.4 42.8 45.3 45.0 46.5 36.2
No n 8675 3494 2511 1365 1250 55
% 49.5 51.0 49.0 47.9 47.5 58.5
NK/NA 3 n 1080 425 291 202 157 5
% 6.2 6.2 5.7 7.1 6.0 5.3
Patient Asked for Consent for Unnecessary and/or Painful Procedures 7.36 8 0.498
Yes n 487 183 127 98 75 4
% 6.3 6.3 5.6 7.6 6.3 11.4
No n 6959 2636 2061 1153 1079 30
% 90.4 90.4 91.3 89.0 90.4 85.7
NK/NA 3 n 251 97 69 44 40 1
% 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.4 2.9

1df: Degrees of Freedom; 2 Chi-squared test; 3 NK/NA: Not know/no answer.