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. 2010 Jul 21;15(7):1046–1054. doi: 10.1007/s10995-010-0649-9

Table 1.

Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of study sample (n = 203)

Variable m (SD) or % (n)
Age 27.7 (SD = 5.7)
Income (≤$20,000) 59.2%
Poverty index* 1.3 (SD = 1.4)
Employed (full or part-time) 44.4% (88)
Education < HS 45.5% (88)
Married 88.7% (180)
Nativity status
 US-born 24.2% (49)
 Non-US born ≤ 10 yrs in US 36.9% (75)
 Non-US-born ≥ 10 yrs in US 38.9% (79)
Language of interview—Spanish 61.7% (122)
IPV status
 Recent (current/within previous 12 mos) 21.7% (44)
 Remote (previous >12 mos) 22.6% (46)
 None 55.7% (113)
# Non-IPV trauma events (0–7) 1.15(SD = 1.59)
Perceived stress score 8.10 (SD = 3.50)
Depression score 2.31 (SD = 3.67)
PTSD score 25.39 (SD = 13.68)
Social support score 37.17 (SD = 7.31)
# Pregnancy/labor/delivery problems 1.03 (SD = 1.06)
 Labor pain >3 weeks prior to delivery 8.1% (57)
 High blood pressure 10.8% (22)
 Diabetes 24.6% (50)
 Urinary tract infection 12.8% (26)
 Sexually transmitted infection 3% (6)
 Anemia 24.0% (49)
 Non-vaginal delivery 24.3% (49)

* Poverty index is the total family income divided by the federal poverty guidelines for the specified number of persons in each household. With an index score of “1” the family is considered to be living at the poverty level. A score above “1” is considered living above the poverty line, and a score of less than “1” is considered to be below the poverty level

Note N = 203 is the number of participants who enrolled at baseline and who participated in the 3-month follow-up

HS high school, US United States, IPV intimate partner violence, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder

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