Table 1.
Demographic Background of Families With and Without Disruption in Caregiving
| Disruption in Caregiving
|
No Disruption in Caregiving
|
p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 66) Mean (SD) or % | (n = 86) Mean (SD) or % | ||
| Mother | |||
| Ethnicity (African American) % | 95.4 | 95.3 | |
| Age/Years at 1st Pregnancy | 17.8 (3.2) | 19.2 (4.9) | .04 |
| Age/Years This Pregnancy | 25.6 (4.0) | 27.5 (5.7) | .02 |
| Education No. Years | 10.7 (1.6) | 11.1 (1.7) | .10 |
| Completed High School (%) | 36.4 | 39.5 | |
| Number of Children | 3.2 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.6) | |
| Marital Status (Single %) | 98.5 | 91.9 | |
| Pre and Perinatal Data Method of Delivery % | |||
| Vaginal | 88.0 | 83.7 | |
| C. Section | 12.0 | 16.3 | |
| HIV = % | 19.6 | 18.6 | |
| STD in Pregnancy % | 17.2 | 22.4 | |
| Social History % | |||
| Incarceration | 31.4 | 22.1 | |
| History of Violence | 13.2 | 14.5 | |
| Father in Home | 15.1 | 18.6 | |
| Other Children/Foster Care | 24.4 | 9.1 | .01 |
| Intervention % | 42 | 51 | |
| Methadone Treatment % | 29 | 19 | |
*
Unless otherwise noted, P values are >.10.
STD: Sexually transmitted diseases; C. Section: Cesarian section; HIV +: Human Immunodeficiency virus positive.