Table 1.

Sample characteristics, relationship functioning, and sexual risk behavior of young expecting couples

Demographics	Females	Males	P-value
Age M(SD)	18.7 (1.7)	21.3 (4.1)	<0.001**
Household income ($) M(SD)	13,399 (15,466)	17,271 (21,518)	0.013*
Race N (%)
Black	116 (39.5)	142 (48.3)
Hispanic	117 (40.0)	108 (36.7)	0.054
White/other	50 (20.5)	31 (15.0)
Relationship functioning M(SD)	116.03 (20.28)	114.32 (21.19)	0.180
Individual cognitive factors
Condom attitudes M(SD)	44.59 (8.53)	42.71 (8.89)	0.007**
Condom use self-efficacy M(SD)	4.04 (0.62)	3.94 (0.66)	0.038*
HIV/STI perceived risk M(SD)	2.35 (0.80)	2.57(1.13)	0.005**
HIV/STI knowledge M(SD)	30.43 (3.84)	29.29 (4.33)	<0.001**
Sexual risk behavior
Intention to be monogamous M(SD)	3.91 (0.38)	3.72 (0.59)	<0.001**
Partner concurrency past 6 months N (%)	18 (6.1%)	36 (12.2%)	0.010**
Sexual communication M(SD)	3.24 (1.19)	3.60 (1.14)	<0.001**
Condom use past 6 months M(SD)	15.65 (26.80)	19.78 (31.65)	0.059
STI N (%)	14 (5.0%)	16 (5.7%)	0.791

Notes:

^**P < 0.01,

^*P < 0.05