Table 2 Feelings Experienced while Interacting with Healthcare Providers
From: Pregnant and postpartum women’s experiences of weight stigma in healthcare
Feeling | Overall (N = 501) | Subsample Endorsing Healthcare (n = 92) |
|---|---|---|
Valued | 28.3% | 13% |
Important | 26.5% | 10.9% |
Accepted | 54.9% | 15.2% |
Judged | 23.4% | 71.7% |
Shamed | 15.8% | 51.1% |
Guilty | 14.4% | 43.5% |
Less Worthy | 12.8% | 44.6% |
Invisible | 3.2% | 13% |
Unimportant | 11% | 28.3% |
Disrespected | 9.6% | 32.6% |
Negatively compared to others | 11.6% | 35.9% |
Disliked by the provider | 9.4% | 37% |
As if the provider thought they were stupid or unintelligent | 11.4% | 38% |