Table 2.
Comparison of groups by appraisal of EAB or SAB experience, then extending comparison to those experiencing neither EAB nor SAB.
| EAB/SAB Not a hard time 12.5 % (198) | EAB/SAB A hard time 4.7% (75) | EAB/SAB Index Trauma 8.3% (132) | p* | No EAB/SAB 74.4% (1,176) | p** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: Demographics | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Partner Status | .241 | .001 | ||||
| Partnered, abused in past year | 1.0 (2) | 1.3 (1) | 0.8 (1) | 0.4 (5) | ||
| Not partnered, abused in past year | 2.5 (5) | 6.7 (5) | 3.8 (5) | 2.2 (26) | ||
| Not partnered, not abused in past year | 49.0 (97) | 48.0 (36) | 37.1 (49) | 34.8 (409) | ||
| Partnered, not abused in past year | 47.5 (94) | 44.0 (33) | 58.3 (77) | 62.6 (736) | ||
| African-American (versus all others) | 59.6 (118) | 58.7 (44) | 53.8 (71) | .565 | 40.5 (476) | <.001 |
| Teen (age 18–20) | 21.2 (42) | 21.3 (16) | 23.5 (31) | .879 | 24.5 (288) | .731 |
| Poverty (<=$15,000 household income) | 27.3 (54) | 28.0 (21) | 22.7 (30) | .589 | 21.4 (252) | .199 |
| Secondary education or less | 53.5 (106) | 61.3 (46) | 50.8 (67) | .333 | 43.5 (512) | .001 |
| Living where crime rate is > U.S. average | 54.0 (107) | 53.3 (40) | 43.2 (57) | .131 | 37.5 (441) | <.001 |
| B: Current Pregnancy Factor | ||||||
| Wanted to be pregnant sooner | 20.7 (41) | 14.7 (11) | 31.1(41) | .015 | 18.5 (217) | .044 |
| C: Trauma History | ||||||
| Family context trauma, e.g., deaths, jail | 93.4 (185) | 93.3 (70) | 98.5 (130) | .087 | 87.1 (1,024) | <.001 |
| Child sexual abuse or rape | 13.6 (27) | 43.0 (33) | 14.4 (19) | <.001 | 11.8 (139) | <.001 |
| Adult sexual abuse or rape | 7.1 (14) | 20.0 (15) | 7.6 (12) | .003 | 6.2 (73) | <.001 |
| Serious illness or painful medical procedure | 11.1 (22) | 24.0 (18) | 12.1 (16) | .018 | 9.9 (116) | .002 |
| Event trauma, e.g., disaster, accident | 66.4 (781) | 76.8 (152) | 84.0 (63) | .394 | 80.3 (106) | <.001 |
| D: Early Pregnancy Mental Status | ||||||
| PTSD diagnosis (past-month) | 5.1 (10) | 32.0 (24) | 12.9 (17) | <.001 | 6.3 (74) | <.001 |
| Major depression diagnosis (past-year) | 9.1 (18) | 28.0 (21) | 22.0 (29) | <.001 | 10.7 (126) | <.001 |
| PTSD with depression comorbidity | 2.5 (5) | 17.3 (13) | 3.0 (4) | <.001 | 1.9 (22) | <.001 |
| E: Religiosity | ||||||
| Prays to cope with difficult emotions | 75.8 (150) | 84.0 (63) | 79.5 (105) | .315 | 75.0 (882) | .243 |
*
p of χ2 comparing EAB, vs SAB, vs both (n=405).
**
p of χ2 comparing none vs any EAB/SAB (n=1,581).
NOTE: After Bonferroni correction for 18 ests, p < .003 is the level of significance.