TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics by experiences of IPV during the 12 months before pregnancy
| IPV during the 12 months before pregnancy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total, N = 203 | No, n = 183 (92.4%) | Yes, n = 15 (7.6%) |
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |
| Age (years) | 26.9 ± 5.65 | 26.85 ± 5.71 | 26.13 ± 5.41 |
| Gestational age at data collection (weeks) | 15.6 ± 5.72 | 15.64 ± 5.82 | 15.87 ± 4.78 |
| Perceived stress | 18.96 ± 6.21 | 18.64 ± 6.11 | 22.67 ± 6.15 |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤High school | 124 (63.3) | 114 (63.3) | 9 (60.0) |
| >High school | 72 (36.7) | 66 (36.7) | 6 (40.0) |
| Marital status | |||
| Ever marrieda | 85 (43.4) | 80 (44.4) | 5 (33.3) |
| Never married | 111 (56.6) | 100 (55.6) | 10 (66.7) |
| Cigarette smoking before pregnancy | |||
| No | 134 (67.0) | 123 (67.2) | 9 (60.0) |
| Yes | 66 (33.0) | 60 (32.8) | 6 (40.0) |
| Cigarette smoking during pregnancy | |||
| No | 167 (83.5) | 156 (85.2) | 9 (60.0)* |
| Yes | 33 (16.5) | 27 (14.8) | 6 (40.0) |
| Marijuana use before pregnancy | |||
| No | 119 (59.5) | 109 (59.6) | 8 (53.3) |
| Yes | 81 (40.5) | 74 (40.4) | 7 (46.7) |
| Marijuana use during pregnancy | |||
| No | 165 (83.3) | 154 (85.1) | 9 (60.0)* |
| Yes | 33 (16.7) | 27 (14.9) | 6 (40.0) |
| Alcohol use before pregnancy | |||
| No | 103 (52.8) | 98 (55.1) | 4 (26.7)* |
| Yes | 92 (47.2) | 80 (44.9) | 11 (73.3) |
| Alcohol use during pregnancy | |||
| No | 195 (96.1) | 175 (96.7) | 13 (86.7) |
| Yes | 8 (3.9) | 6 (3.3) | 2 (13.3) |
| IPV during pregnancy | |||
| No | 187 (94.4) | 180 (98.4) | 7 (46.7)*** |
| Yes | 11 (5.6) | 3 (1.6) | 8 (53.3) |
Abbreviations: IPV, intimate partner violence; M, mean; SD, standard deviation.
a
Ever married means that women currently married, widowed, divorced, separated.
*
p <.05
***
p <.001.