Table 3.
Distribution of Prenatal Care Entry of Sample (N=762) by Maternal Characteristics and Denial of Racism Index, Baltimore City, Maryland, 2001-2004.
| Prenatal Care Entry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | <3 months | ≤ 6months N (%) | ≥7 or No PNC N (%) | p-value* |
| Recruitment | ||||
| Prenatal | 200 (63.9) | 186 (58.3) | 42 (32.3) | <0.01 |
| Postpartum | 113 (36.1) | 133 (41.7) | 88 (67.7) | |
| Maternal Age (years) | ||||
| < 20 | 73 (23.3) | 111 (34.8) | 31 (23.9) | |
| 20-29 | 195 (62.3) | 175 (54.9) | 76 (58.5) | <0.01 |
| ≥ 30 | 45 (14.4) | 33 (10.3) | 23 (17.7) | |
| Maternal Education | ||||
| < 12 years | 38 (12.1) | 52 (16.3) | 14 (10.7) | |
| 12 years | 103 (32.9) | 133 (41.7) | 48 (36.9) | 0.02 |
| >12 years | 172 (55.0) | 134 (42.0) | 68 (52.3) | |
| Degree | ||||
| Neither | 132 (42.2) | 174 (54.5) | 62 (47.7) | <0.01 |
| GED/Diploma | 181 (57.8) | 145 (45.5) | 68 (39.2) | |
| Family Resource Scale: | ||||
| Essential Money | ||||
| ≥14 (Less) | 171 (54.6) | 169 (53.0) | 79 (60.8) | 0.32 |
| <14 (More) | 142 (45.4) | 150 (47.0) | 51 (61.6) | |
| Non-Essential Money | ||||
| ≥18 (Less) | 157 (50.2) | 168 (52.7) | 68 (52.3) | 0.81 |
| <18 (More) | 156 (49.8) | 151 (47.3) | 62 (47.7) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single/Separated/Divorced | 170 (54.4) | 131 (41.1) | 44 (33.9) | <0.01 |
| Married/Cohabitating | 143 (45.7) | 188 (58.9) | 86 (66.2) | |
| No. of Close Friends and Family | ||||
| 0-1 | 44 (14.1) | 39 (12.2) | 20 (15.4) | 0.30 |
| 2 -5 | 187 (59.7) | 212 (66.5) | 74 (57.9) | |
| ≥6 | 82 (26.2) | 68 (21.3) | 36 (27.7) | |
| Parity | ||||
| Nulliparous | 116 (37.1) | 122 (38.2) | 35 (26.5) | 0.10 |
| Primiparous | 81 (25.8) | 89 (27.9) | 35 (25.7) | |
| ≥ 2 Live Births | 116 (37.1) | 108 (33.9) | 65 (47.8) | |
| Medicaid | ||||
| Yes | 195 (62.3) | 210 (65.8) | 84 (64.6) | 0.65 |
| No | 118 (37.7) | 109 (34.2) | 46 (35.4) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-value† | |
| Overall Denial of Racism Index | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.3) | 0.08 |
| Denial of Personal Racism Index | 1.0 (0.9) | 1.1 (0.9) | 1.1 (0.9) | 0.61 |
| Denial of Group Racism Index | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.4 (0.6) | 0.5 (0.7) | <0.01 |
Abbreviation: PNC, Prenatal Care; No., Number.
Note.
*
p-value was calculated using X2 test.
†
p-value was calculated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).