Table 1.
Variable | Percent | n | Study participants compared to women receiving servicesa |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
20–30 | 77 | 77 | |
>31 | 23 | 23 | χ 2 (1) = 2.03, P = .15 |
Education | |||
<High school | 13 | 13 | |
High school | 56 | 54 | |
2-Year associate’s degree | 18 | 17 | |
4-Year college degree | 13 | 13 | χ 2 (1) = .50, P = .48 |
Relationship status | |||
Single | 68 | 68 | |
Married/in a relationship | 25 | 25 | |
Not in a relationshipb | 7 | 7 | χ 2 (1) = 10.67, P = .001* |
Annual household income ($) | |||
<9,000 | 33 | 32 | |
9000–19,000 | 40 | 39 | |
20,000–29,000 | 18 | 17 | |
>30,000–39,000 | 9 | 9 | χ 2 (1) = .60, P = .44 |
Sex of prior children | |||
Male only | 31 | 31 | |
Female only | 25 | 25 | |
Male and female | 12 | 12 | |
No prior children | 32 | 32 | |
Age of prior children (years) | |||
≤5 | 90 | 86 | |
>6 | 10 | 9 | |
Depressive symptoms | |||
EPDSf score ≤10 | 65.6 | 63 | |
EPDS score ≥10 | 34.4 | 33 | |
JHPc question 1: African American youth and negative police experienced (%) | |||
Agree | 41 | 41 | |
Disagree | 36 | 36 | |
Unsure | 13 | 13 | |
Missing | 10 | 10 | |
JHP question 2: losing our African American boys and mene (%) | |||
Agree | 71 | 71 | |
Disagree | 18 | 18 | |
Unsure | 6 | 6 | |
Missing | 5 | 5 |
*P ≤ 0.001
aChi-square results for available demographic variables between study participants and women receiving prenatal services
bIncludes separated, divorce, and widowed
c JHP Jackson, Hogue, Phillips Contextualized Stress Measure
dThe African American youth in my community are more likely than other youth to have a negative experience with law enforcement
eI feel we are losing our African American boys and men
f EPDS Edinburgh postnatal depression scale