Intervention (n = 102) | Control (n = 104) | p-value | |
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Mean or n (SD or%) | |||
Age (mean) | 27.61 (5.76) | 26.28 (5.77) | 0.072 |
Marital status (n) | 0.945 | ||
Married | 42 (41.18) | 45 (43.27) | |
Single living with family | 43 (42.16) | 39 (37.50) | |
Single living with partner | 14 (13.73) | 16 (15.38) | |
Single living with people not family | 3 (2.94) | 3 (50.00) | |
Widow | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.88) | |
Employment status (n) | 0.485 | ||
Employed | 48 (47.06) | 54 (51.92) | |
Unemployed | 54 (52.94) | 50 (48.08) | |
Monthly income (n) | 0.677 | ||
None | 45 (44.11) | 46 (44.23) | |
Social grant | 6 (5.88) | 3 (2.88) | |
< R4000 | 44 (43.14) | 49 (47.12) | |
R4000 - R10000 | 7 (6.86) | 5 (4.81) | |
> R10000 (US$1 = R8.20 in 2012) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.96) | |
Education (n) | 0.456 | ||
Primary school | 1 (0.98) | 2 (1.92) | |
Some high school | 55 (53.92) | 56 (53.85) | |
Diploma | 3 (2.94) | 0 (0.00) | |
Completed high school | 43 (42.16) | 46 (44.23) | |
Weeks pregnant (n) | 0.782 | ||
1st trimester | 35 (34.31) | 32 (30.77) | |
2nd trimester | 67 (65.69) | 72 (69.23) | |
Number of children (n) | 0.091 | ||
0 | 24 (23.53) | 39 (37.50) | |
1 - 2 | 66 (64.71) | 56 (53.85) | |
> = 3 | 12 (11.76) | 9 (8.65) | |
Language chosen (n) | 0.908 | ||
English | 82 (80.39) | 86 (82.69) | |
Afrikaans | 7 (6.86) | 6 (5.77) | |
Xhosa | 13 (12.75) | 12 (11.54) |