Abstract
Questionnaires designed to measure levels of patient comfort with regard to the procedures in a pelvic examination were administered to 144 women immediately after their examinations. White women reported equal comfort with both white and Black gynecologists. These findings were not dependent on the educational level of the white women. Assuming that reported feelings of comfort could be equated with patients' level of confidence toward the gynecologist, white women in this sample were as comfortable with the Black gynecologist as with the white physician. Black women, however, showed significantly less confidence in the Black physician. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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