Table 1.
Population Characteristics by Pregnancy Status
| Characteristic | Total (N = 192) N (%) |
Pregnant (n = 72) n (%) |
Nonpregnant (n = 120) n (%) |
P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age—year, median (IQR) | 33 (28–37) | 30 (25–35) | 35 (29–39) | <.0001 |
| Race | .049 | |||
| Black | 178 (92.7) | 71 (98.6) | 107 (89.2) | |
| White | 3 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.5) | |
| Other | 11 (5.7) | 1 (1.4) | 10 (8.3) | |
| Health insurance coverage | 145 (77.5) | 49 (71.0) | 96 (81.4) | .102 |
| Employed | 160 (83.3) | 58 (80.6) | 102 (85.0) | .424 |
| Occupation | <.0001 | |||
| Healthcare | 56 (35.4) | 5 (8.6) | 51 (51.0) | |
| Other | 102 (64.6) | 53 (91.4) | 49 (49.0) | |
| Education | .001 | |||
| Less than college | 55 (28.8) | 31 (43.7) | 24 (20.0) | |
| Some college or higher | 136 (71.2) | 40 (56.3) | 96 (80.0) | |
| Survey Type | <.0001 | |||
| Online | 113 (58.9) | 23 (31.9) | 90 (75.0) | |
| In person | 79 (41.2) | 49 (68.1) | 30 (25.0) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| None | 121 (63.0) | 53 (73.6) | 68 (56.7) | .019 |
| Diabetes | 4 (2.1) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (1.7) | .602 |
| Hypertension | 8 (4.2) | 3 (4.2) | 5 (4.2) | 1.000 |
| Obesity | 10 (5.2) | 5 (6.9) | 5 (4.2) | .402 |
| Other | 38 (19.8) | 5 (6.9) | 33 (27.5) | .001 |
| Prior COVID-19 infection | 60 (32.3) | 15 (22.1) | 45 (38.1) | .024 |
| Sources of COVID-19 Information | ||||
| People I know, like friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers | 40 (20.8) | 16 (22.2) | 24 (20.0) | .714 |
| Social media (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp | 30 (15.6) | 10 (13.9) | 20 (16.7) | .608 |
| News (TV) | 54 (28.1) | 19 (26.4) | 35 (29.2) | .679 |
| News (Internet) | 59 (30.7) | 27 (37.5) | 32 (26.7) | .115 |
| Radio (local, national) | 24 (12.5) | 9 (12.5) | 15 (12.5) | 1.00 |
| Healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses | 140 (72.9) | 47 (65.3) | 93 (77.5) | .065 |
| Local public health officials | 63 (32.8) | 22 (30.6) | 41 (34.2) | .606 |
| Federal government health agencies (eg, CDC or Ministry of Health) | 77 (40.1) | 20 (27.8) | 57 (47.5) | .007 |
| Federal government officials (JLP/Holness administration)b | 19 (9.9) | 2 (2.8) | 17 (14.2) | .011 |
| Federal government officials (PNP/Golding administration)c | 7 (3.7) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (5.0) | .196 |
| Vaccine Type | .277 | |||
| AstraZeneca | 51 (45.5) | 15 (62.5) | 36 (40.9) | |
| Pfizer | 34 (30.4) | 7 (29.2) | 27 (30.7) | |
| J&J | 2 (1.8) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Moderna | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.5) | |
| Sinopharm | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) | |
| AstraZeneca and Pfizer | 19 (17.0) | 1 (4.2) | 18 (20.5) | |
| Moderna and Pfizer | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) |
Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range; JLP, Jamaica Labor Party; PNP, People's National Party.
a
P values were estimated using χ2 or Fisher exacts tests for categorical variables and Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables.
b
JLP is the center-right political party in Jamaica and is led by the current prime minster Andrew Holness.
c
PNP is the center-left political party in Jamaica and is led by Bruce Golding.