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Table 2 Participant characteristics (n = 27)

From: “The elephant in the room;” a qualitative study of perinatal fears in opioid use disorder treatment in Southern Appalachia

Characteristic

Value

Age

Median 28 years old

Mean 28 years old

Range 22–37 years old

(wider in participant-observation sample)

Race/ethnicity

26 White; 1 Black

Number of children prior to current pregnancy

Average 1–2

Range 0–4

Gestation when entered program (known for n = 9)

Average 17–18 weeks

Pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage

< 90% of all patients in comprehensive program