Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of recruited samples in the maternal and child health and facilitated playgroups RCTs
| Characteristics | Maternal and Child Health (infant) RCT | Facilitated Playgroups (toddler) RCT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard N = 312 |
smalltalk group-only N =312 |
smalltalk plus
N = 362 |
Total N = 986 |
standard N = 350 |
smalltalk group-only N = 410 |
smalltalk plus
N = 440 |
Total N = 1200 |
|
| Child | ||||||||
| Female, n (%) | 164 (52.6) | 144 (46.2) | 182 (50.3) | 490 (49.7) | 169 (48.3) | 210 (51.3) | 240 (54.3) | 619 (51.5) |
| Child age in months, mean (SD) | 7.9 (2.4) | 8.1 (2.2) | 8.0 (2.2) | 8.0 (2.3) | 21.7 (7.5) | 22.3 (7.2) | 22.8 (7.1) | 22.33 (7.2) |
| Indigenous, n (%) | 7 (2.3) | 8 (2.6) | 10 (2.8) | 25 (2.5) | 3 (0.9) | 9 (2.2) | 8 (1.8) | 20 (1.7) |
| Parent | ||||||||
| Male, n (%) | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) | 11 (1.1) | 19 (5.4) | 19 (4.7) | 13 (2.9) | 51 (4.3) |
| Parents' age in years, mean (SD) | 30.5 (5.1) | 31.2 (5.7) | 31.1 (6.0) | 30.9 (5.6) | 33.3 (5.9) | 33.5 (5.8) | 33.2 (6.2) | 33.33 (6.0) |
| Aged ≤ 25 years, n (%) | 60 (19.2) | 57 (18.3) | 70 (19.3) | 187 (19.0) | 34 (9.7) | 39 (9.5) | 41 (9.3) | 114 (9.5) |
| Indigenous, n (%) | 5 (1.6) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (1.4) | 13 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.5) | 6 (1.4) | 12 (1.0) |
| Single parent family, n (%) | 39 (12.5) | 41 (13.1) | 45 (12.4) | 125 (12.7) | 48 (13.7) | 38 (9.3) | 50 (11.3) | 136 (11.3) |
| Born overseas, n (%) | 50 (16.0) | 38 (12.2) | 48 (13.3) | 136 (13.8) | 122 (34.9) | 128 (31.3) | 137 (31.0) | 387 (32.2) |
| Non-English Language, n (%) | 41 (13.1) | 34 (10.9) | 50 (13.8) | 125 (12.7) | 120 (34.3) | 146 (35.7) | 130 (29.4) | 396 (33.0) |
| No parent employed, n (%) | 32 (10.3) | 47 (15.1) | 58 (16.0) | 137 (13.9) | 47 (13.4) | 51 (12.4) | 64 (14.6) | 162 (13.5) |
| Did not complete high school (year 12), n (%) | 41 (13.1) | 47 (15.1) | 57 (15.8) | 145 (14.7) | 42 (12.0) | 47 (11.5) | 50 (11.3) | 139 (11.6) |
| Main income from pension/benefit, n (%) | 50 (16.1) | 67 (21.5) | 69 (19.1) | 186 (18.9) | 69 (19.7) | 65 (15.9) | 77 (17.4) | 211 (17.6) |
| Low income (≤$36,400 AUD), n (%) | 58 (19.3) | 69 (22.8) | 75 (21.5) | 202 (21.2) | 79 (23.8) | 80 (20.4) | 90 (21.0) | 249 (21.6) |