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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants

From: The design, implementation and acceptability of an integrated intervention to address multiple behavioral and psychosocial risk factors among pregnant African American women

Characteristic

Total (N = 1044)

Intervention (N = 521)

Usual Care (N = 523)

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Maternal age (years), mean

24.6 ± 5.4

24.4 ± 5.5

24.8 ± 5.3

Gestational Age at baseline (weeks), mean

18.9 ± 6.9

19.3 ± 7.0

18.6 ± 6.8

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

First birth for mother

335 (32.1%)

172 (33.1%)

163 (31.2%)

Education level

   

   < High school

316 (30.3%)

159 (30.5%)

157 (30.0%)

   HS graduate/GED

486 (46.6%)

245 (47.0%)

241 (46.1%)

   At least some college

242 (23.2%)

117 (22.5%)

125 (23.9%)

Relationship status

   

   Single/separated/widowed/divorced

797 (76.3%)

396 (76.0%)

401 (76.7%)

   Married or living with partner

247 (23.7%)

125 (24.0%)

122 (23.3%)

Working

381 (36.5%)

185 (35.5%)

196 (37.5%)

Receives Medicaid

810 (78.0%)

409 (79.1%)

401 (76.8%)

  1. Note: Percentages are shown in parentheses.