Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of children and mothers in the complete case samples in the intervention and standard care groups.
| Characteristics | Complete case | P valuea | ||||
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| First child, n (%) | 29 (54) | 54 | 39 (68) | 57 | .11 | |
| Male child, n (%) | 29 (54) | 54 | 27 (47) | 57 | .51 | |
| Child indigenous, n (%) | 2 (4) | 54 | 0 (0) | 57 | .14 | |
| Single parent household, n (%) | 1 (2) | 54 | 2 (4) | 57 | .59 | |
| Maternal age (years), mean (SD) | 31.1 (5) | 54 | 32.2 (4) | 57 | .16 | |
| Mother’s educationb, n (%) | ||||||
| University degree | 28 (52) | 54 | 44 (77) | 57 | .008 | |
| Trade or technical school | 20 (37) | 54 | 7 (12) | 57 | .008 | |
| Some or all years of high school | 6 (11) | 54 | 6 (11) | 57 | .008 | |
| Mother’s employment, n (%) | ||||||
| Full-time paid employment | 32 (59) | 54 | 36 (63) | 57 | .51 | |
| Part-time paid employment | 16 (30) | 54 | 18 (32) | 57 | .51 | |
| Other (self-employed or casual) | 3 (6) | 54 | 0 (0) | 57 | .51 | |
| Unemployed | 3 (6) | 54 | 3 (5) | 57 | .51 | |
| Housing, n (%) | ||||||
| Rental or other | 24 (44) | 54 | 15 (26) | 57 | .046 | |
| Own home | 30 (56) | 54 | 42 (74) | 57 | .046 | |
| Currently breastfeeding, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 46 (85) | 54 | 51 (90) | 57 | .5 | |
| No | 8 (15) | 54 | 6 (11) | 57 | .5 | |
| Partner’s educationb,c, n (%) | ||||||
| University degree | 21 (40) | 53 | 26 (47) | 55 | .63 | |
| Trade or technical school | 20 (38) | 53 | 20 (36) | 55 | .63 | |
| Some or all years of high school | 12 (23) | 53 | 9 (16) | 55 | .63 | |
| Partner’s employmentc, n (%) | ||||||
| Full-time paid employment | 46 (87) | 53 | 46 (84) | 55 | .49 | |
| Part-time paid employment | 2 (4) | 53 | 5 (9) | 55 | .49 | |
| Other (self-employed, contract, or casual) | 3 (6) | 53 | 4 (7) | 55 | .49 | |
| Unemployed | 2 (4) | 53 | 0 (0) | 55 | .49 | |
| Parenting stress indexd, mean (SD) | ||||||
| Competence | 26.5 (5.2) | 54 | 28.8 (5.8) | 57 | .03 | |
| Attachment | 10.9 (2.9) | 54 | 13.6 (4.8) | 57 | .001 | |
| Maternal caregiving, mean (SD) | ||||||
| Parenting Sense of Competence Scale | 67.4 (10.3) | 54 | 61.6 (9.7) | 57 | .003 | |
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, mean (SD) | 8.8 (3.0) | 54 | 9.5 (4.9) | 57 | .38 | |
aFor the comparison between the intervention and standard care groups for the complete case sample.
bHighest level of completed education.
cNote that the single parents in the intervention and standard care conditions did not report their partner’s education or employment; as a result, the complete case sample has fewer n values in these cells, but these parents are not excluded.
dFor the Parenting Stress Index, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.