Vetnews | Augustus 2025 10 « BACK TO CONTENTS Respondents,n(%) Characteristic Total n = 1,082 Experienced maternal discrimination n = 789 OR (CI) for experiencing maternal discrimination P value AGE IN YEARS ≤30 123 (11.4) 85 (69.1) Reference 31–35 388 (35.7) 278 (71.6) 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 0.596 36–40 384 (35.5) 289 (75.3) 1.3 (0.9–2.1) 0.190 41–45 111 (10.3) 84 (75.7) 1.4 (0.8–2.5) 0.282 ≥46 76 (7.0) 53 (69.7) 1.0 (0.5–1.9) 0.924 RACE/ETHNICITY Non-Hispanic White 1020 (94.3) 740 (72.6) Reference Non-Hispanic Black 2 (0,2) 49 (79.0) 1.4 (0.7–2.6) 0.306 Asian 22 (2,0) Hispanic 27 (2,5) Other, or prefer not to say? 11 (1,0) SEXUAL ORIENTATION Straight/heterosexual 1069 (98.8) 780 (73.0) Reference Gay/lesbian/homosexual 3 (0.3) 9 (69.2) 0.9 (0.3–3.0) 0.308 Bisexual 10 (0.9) Transsexual 0 (0) MARITAL STATUS Not currently married, never married, divorced, widowed. 28 (2.6) 22 (78.6) Reference Married 1021 (94.3) 742 (72.7) 0.7 (0.3–1.8) 0.478 Partnered but not currently married 33 (3.0) 25 (75.8) 0.8 (0.2–2.8) 0.743 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 0 14 (1.3) 11 (78.6) Reference 1 411 (37.6) 285 (69.3) 0.6 (0.1–2.1) 0.389 2 483 (44.1) 364 (75.4) 0.7 (0.2–2.8) 0.662 3 154 (14.1) 113 (73.4) 0.7 (0.2–2.6) 0.572 >3 32 (2.9) 26 (81.2) 1.1 (0.2–5.3) 0.9 AT LEAST 1 CHILD <6 YEARS No 161 (14.9) 115 (71.4) Reference Yes 921 (85.1) 674 (73.2) 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 0.551 CURRENTLY PREGNANT OR GAVE BIRTH IN THE LAST YEAR No 753 (69.6) 560 (74.4) Reference Yes 329 (30.4) 229 (69.6) 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.232 PRACTICE TYPE Small animal clinical 775 (71.6) 549 (70.8) Reference Large animal clinical 63 (5.8) 52 (82.5) 2.0 (1.0–3.9) 0.043* Mixed animal clinical 86 (7.9) 68 (79.1) 1.6 (1.0–2.9) 0.072 Laboratory animal/public sector/other 158 (14.6) 120 (75.9) 1.3 (0.8–1.9) 0.25 EMPLOYER Private company/small business 909 (84.1) 664 (73.1) Reference Academic institution /government/other 173 (16.0) 125 (72.3) 0.9 (0.7–2.6) 0.7 POST–DVM TRAINING Current student /intern/resident 17 (1.6) 14 (82.3) Reference Internship trained 177 (16.4) 132 (74.6) 0.6 (0.2–2.3) 0.494 Residency trained 100 (9.2) 72 (72.0) 0.5 (0.1–2.0) 0.367 No internship or residency completed 788 (72.8) 571 (72.5) 0.6 (0.2–2.1) 0.413 Leading Article *Denotes statistical significance of P < 0.05. TABLE 1: Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents and maternal discrimination.
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