Table 2.
Characteristics of Participants and Populations at Intervention and Control Sites, Mobile Health Screening Intervention Using Resident Health Advocates, Boston, 2007a
| Characteristic | Intervention | Control | P Valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| Participants, No. (%), n = 100 | Population ≥18 y, No. (%), n = 1,715 | Participants, No. (%), n = 47 | Population ≥18 years, No. (%), n = 1,399 | ||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 45.1 (18.7) | NA | 42.8 (17.2) | NA | .47 |
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 60 (60) | 1,235 (72) | 29 (62) | 1,049 (75) | .76 |
| Men | 40 (40) | 480 (28) | 18 (38) | 350 (25) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Black | 22 (22) | 497 (29) | 17 (36) | 672 (48) | .01 |
| Hispanic | 56 (56) | 669 (39) | 28 (60) | 616 (44) | |
| White | 15 (15) | 326 (19) | 0 | 56 (4) | |
| Other | 6 (6) | 223 (13) | 2 (4) | 55 (4) | |
| Languagec | |||||
| English | 35 (35) | 840 (49) | 18 (38) | 686 (49) | .92 |
| Spanish | 57 (57) | 617 (36) | 26 (55) | 588 (42) | |
| Haitian Creole | 4 (4) | NA | 1 (2) | NA | |
| Other/unknown | 4 (4) | 258 (15) | 2 (4) | 125 (9) | |
| Education | |||||
| Did not attend school | 2 (2) | NA | 4 (6) | NA | .52 |
| Some primary or secondary | 40 (40) | NA | 19 (40) | NA | |
| High school graduate | 29 (29) | NA | 14 (30) | NA | |
| Post high school education | 29 (29) | NA | 10 (21) | NA | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| None | 30 (30) | NA | 10 (21) | NA | .46 |
| State-provided | 59 (59) | NA | 29 (62) | NA | |
| Private | 11 (11) | NA | 8 (17) | NA | |
| Dental insurance | |||||
| Yes | 57 (57) | NA | 28 (60) | NA | .85 |
| No | 43 (43) | NA | 19 (40) | NA | |
| Last visit to doctor | |||||
| <6 months ago | 52 (52) | NA | 26 (55) | NA | .55 |
| 6-11 months ago | 22 (22) | NA | 6 (13) | NA | |
| 1-2 years ago | 16 (16) | NA | 8 (17) | NA | |
| >2 years ago | 11 (11) | NA | 7 (15) | NA | |
Abbreviation: NA, not available or not assessed.
a
Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.
b
P value represents comparison between participants at intervention and control sites.
c
Language for mobile health participants represents participant's first language; language at sites represents household language spoken.