Table 1.
Characteristics of community health access project (CHAP) clients, all non-CHAP mothers* identified from birth certificates, and matched controls
| CHAP clients (n = 115) |
Matched controls (n = 115) |
All non-CHAP* Births (pre-matching)* (n = 1,443) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| <16 | 16 (13.9 %) | 10 (8.7 %) | 36 (2.5 %) |
| 16–18 | 13 (11.3 %) | 13 (11.3 %) | 122 (8.5 %) |
| >18 | 86 (74.8 %) | 92 (80.0 %) | 1,285 (89.0 %) |
| Race | |||
| African-American | 78 (67.8 %) | 80 (69.6 %) | 325 (22.5 %) |
| White | 37 (32.2 %) | 35 (30.4 %) | 1,118 (77.5 %) |
| Education a | |||
| Less than HS | 28 (32.6 %) | 29 (31.5 %) | 220 (17.1 %) |
| High school graduate | 36 (41.9 %) | 40 (43.5 %) | 628 (48.9 %) |
| Any college | 22 (25.6 %) | 23 (25.0 %) | 436 (34.0 %) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 17 (14.8 %) | 19 (16.5 %) | 661 (45.8 %) |
| Not married | 98 (85.2 %) | 96 (83.5 %) | 782 (52.2 %) |
| Census tract | |||
| 3 | 18 (15.7 %) | 20 (17.4 %) | 110 (7.6 %) |
| 4 | 8 (7.0 %) | 5 (4.4 %) | 188 (13.0 %) |
| 5 | 20 (17.4 %) | 17 (14.8 %) | 211 (14.6 %) |
| 6 | 51 (21.7 %) | 26 (22.6 %) | 226 (15.7 %) |
| 7 | 31 (27.0 %) | 34 (29.6 %) | 159 (11.0 %) |
| 8 | 5 (4.4 %) | 6 (5.2 %) | 159 (11.0 %) |
| 10 | 8 (7.0 %) | 7 (6.1 %) | 390 (27.0 %) |
| Year of birth | |||
| 2001 | 44 (38.3 %) | 44 (38.3 %) | 383 (26.5 %) |
| 2002 | 34 (29.6 %) | 34 (29.6 %) | 347 (24.1 %) |
| 2003 | 26 (22.6 %) | 26 (22.6 %) | 354 (24.5 %) |
| 2004 | 11 (9.6 %) | 11 (9.6 %) | 359 (24.9 %) |
| Tobacco useb | 45 (39.1 %) | 43 (37.4 %) | 528 (36.6 %) |
| Previous preterm or LBW delivery | 3 (2.6 %) | 2 (1.7 %) | 11 (0.8 %) |
| Hypertensionc | 2 (1.7 %) | 4 (3.5 %) | 43 (3.0 %) |
| Eclampsia | 2 (1.7 %) | 2 (1.7 %) | 16 (1.1 %) |
* Single birth from census tract 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 10
aAmong mothers >18 years of age
bDefined as any tobacco use during pregnancy reported on birth certificate
cChronic or pregnancy-related