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. 2006 Jul;4(4):334–340. doi: 10.1370/afm.548

Table 3.

Focus Group Participants

Variable Low Literacy6th Grade n = 8 Higher Literacy9th Grade n = 10 Total n = 18
Age
    17–25 y 6 (75) 10 (100) 16 (89)
    26–41 y 2 (25) 0 (0) 2 (11)
Parity (total births)
    1 2 (25) 3 (30) 5 (28)
    2–4 4 (50) 5 (50) 9 (50)
    ≥5 2 (25) 2 (20) 4 (22)
Low birth weight (<2,500 g) 1 (13) 3 (30) 4 (22)
Preterm delivery (<36 wk) 0 (0) 4 (40) 4 (22)
Cesarean delivery 2 (25) 3 (30) 5 (28)
First prenatal visit after end of first trimester 3 (38) 2 (20) 5 (28)
Inadequate prenatal care utilization (APNCU) 3 (38) 2 (20) 5 (28)