Selection of a physician for prenatal care.
The selection of a physician for prenatal care was studied as a model of the generic process of choosing a physician. The results suggest that factors important in this process are similar to those relating to satisfaction with care: physician competence, cost and convenience, and personal qualities. Women selecting obstetricians for prenatal care placed a higher emphasis on physician competence, whereas those selecting family physicians placed a greater emphasis on cost and convenience.
D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008922:Mississippi; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009774:Obstetrics; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010820:Physicians; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires