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Table 2 Opinion about euthanasia in general

From: Determinants of favourable opinions about euthanasia in a sample of French physicians

  

Opinion

 

Multiple regressionb

 

Unfavourable (1)

Favourable (2)

p a

OR

IC (95 %)

p

n (%)

n (%)

(1) versus (2)

Gender

Female (n = 239)

140 (58.6)

99 (41.4)

0.146

1

[0.74–2.25]

0.353

Male (n = 174)

92 (52.9)

82 (47.1)

1.29

Age

>27 years (n = 198)

172 (86.9)

26 (13.1)

<0.001

1

[0.42–2.55]

0.924

≤27 years (n = 215)

60 (27.9)

155 (72.1)

1.04

Marital status

Couple (n = 281)

179 (63.7)

102 (36.3)

<0.001

1

[0.47–1.48]

0.539

Single (n = 132)

53 (40.2)

79 (59.8)

0.83

Child

Yes (n = 163)

151 (92.6)

12 (7.4)

<0.001

1

[0.47–4.73]

0.493

No (n = 250)

81 (32.4)

169 (67.6)

1.49

Believes in God

No (n = 203)

119 (58.6)

84 (41.4)

0.188

1

[1.08–3.26]

0.024

Yes (n = 210)

113 (53.8)

97 (46.2)

1.88

Has taken care of someone nearing the end of life

Yes (n = 203)

133 (66.0)

68 (34.0)

<0.001

1

[0.72–2.15]

0.429

No (n = 210)

98 (46.7)

112 (53.3)

1.24

Professional status

Pall care specialists (n = 170)

164 (96.5)

6 (3.5)

<0.001

1

[13.18–248.22]

<0.001

Medical interns (n = 243)

68 (28.0)

175 (72.0)

57.20

Specialisation

Others (n = 130)c

84 (64.6)

46 (35.4)

0.012

1

[0.43–1.54]

0.548

General practice (n = 283)

148 (52.3)

135 (47.7)

0.82

  1. a p-Value for Pearson’s χ2
  2. bHosmer-Lemeshow test: p = 0.316
  3. cOthers: oncology, surgery, anaesthesia, psychiatry, pneumology, public health, gynaecology