Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Three Groups of Mothers and Medically At-Risk Infants at Enrollment
| Prematurity | Medically fragile | Seropositive for HIV | Comparison of the 3 groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 108 | N = 67 | N = 83 | |||
| M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | F(2,253) | χ2(2) | |
| Gender of Baby: % Male | 52.8 | 62.7 | 54.2 | 2.6 | |
| Birth Weight in Grams | 1230(430) | 20611038 | 3030(1341) | 107.3*** | |
| Boys | 1230(466) | 1927(956) | 3138(857) | ||
| Girls | 1229(389) | 2286(1149) | 2897(882) | ||
| Gestational Age in Weeks | 28.9(2.7) | 33.9(5.6) | 38.3(2.7) | 154.0*** | |
| Boys | 28.5(2.7) | 32.6(5.5) | 38.8(1.9) | ||
| Girls | 29.2(2.6) | 34.8(5.6) | 37.7(3.4) | ||
| % Preterm | 100.0 | 59.7 | 13.3 | 132.7*** | |
| Boys | 100.0 | 69.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Girls | 100.0 | 44.0 | 23.7 | ||
| Mother’s Age in years | 28.5(6.5) | 27.1(5.9) | 26.2(5.7) | 3.5* | |
| Boys | 28.5(6.4) | 26.8(5.9) | 26.5(5.6) | ||
| Girls | 28.5(6.7) | 27.7(5.9) | 25.8(5.8) | ||
| Mother’s Education in years | 13.8(2.3) | 13.4(2.4) | 10.8(2.3) | 31.6*** | |
| Boys | 13.6(2.3) | 13.5(2.3) | 10.4(2.8) | ||
| Girls | 13.9(2.4) | 13.2(2.6) | 11.1(1.5) | ||
| Mother’s Marital Status: % Single | 38.9 | 31.3 | 59.3 | 28.7*** | |
| Boys | 42.1 | 61.9 | 59.4 | ||
| Girls | 35.3 | 60.0 | 59.3 | ||
| Ethnicity: % African American | 44.4 | 34.3 | 85.9 | 43.9*** | |
| Boys | 38.6 | 35.7 | 86.1 | ||
| Girls | 51.0 | 32.0 | 85.7 | ||
*
p = <.05.
***
p = <.001