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Table 4 Comparison of Satisfaction with Maternity Care between Newcomer and Canadian-born women using weighted proportions

From: Navigating maternity health care: a survey of the Canadian prairie newcomer experience

 

Newcomer

Canadian-born

P-value

n = 140

n = 1137

 

Weighted mean

95% CI

Weighted mean

95% CI

 

Satisfaction with pregnancy care

   

Satisfied with information from providers

    

0.24

Very satisfied

57.8

49.1, 66.1

64.2

61.2, 67.1

 

Somewhat satisfied

30.5

23.2, 39.0

27.7

25.0, 30.5

 

*Indifferent or dissatisfied

11.7

 

8.1

  

Satisfied with provider competency

  

0.52

Very satisfied

73.8

65.4, 80.7

77.7

75.1, 80.1

 

Somewhat satisfied

21.6

15.3, 29.6

16.1

14.0, 18.5

 

Indifferent or dissatisfied

4.6

 

6.1

  

Satisfied with provider concern for your privacy

  

0.86

Very satisfied

74.8

66.5, 81.6

76.6

73.9, 79.1

 

Somewhat satisfied

17.2

11.6, 24.7

15.8

13.7, 18.1

 

Indifferent or dissatisfied

8.1

 

7.6

  

Satisfied with respect from provider

   

0.79

Very satisfied

Over 97%**

 

79.2

76.6, 81.6

 

Somewhat satisfied

Suppressed

 

15.4

13.4, 17.7

 

Indifferent or dissatisfied

Suppressed

 

5.4

  

Satisfied with say in decision-making

    

0.17

Very satisfied

67.1

58.4, 74.7

73.7

70.9, 76.3

 

Somewhat satisfied

25.9

19.0, 34.2

20.6

18.2, 23.2

 

Indifferent or dissatisfied

7.0

 

5.7

  

Overall satisfaction questions

   

Satisfied with healthcare received since birth

  

0.03

Very satisfied

56.1

47.4, 64.5

69.4

66.5, 72.2

 

Somewhat satisfied

34.7

27.0, 43.4

21.2

18.8, 23.8

 

Indifferent or dissatisfied

9.2

 

9.4

  
  1. *For those who were “indifferent” or “dissatisfied” the numbers were too small in either group to create meaningful CI’s and between group differences were only found for those “satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied”.
  2. **Very satisfied and somewhat satisfied.