Table 3. Descriptive statistics of psychosocial characteristics of the HIV+ Black mothers.

Construct measured	Cronbach’s α	Ottawa, M ± SD	Miami, M ± SD	Port Harcourt, M ± SD	Overall, M ± SD	Maximum attainable score
Infant feeding attitude	.457	59.10 ± 6.98	52.59 ± 6.97	55.72 ± 6.05	55.20 ± 6.85	85
Motherhood experience	.891	42.99 ± 7.02	36.66 ± 10.69	28.58 ± 6.73	32.81 ± 9.68	52
Hyper-vigilance	.680	12.70 ± 4.98	7.57 ± 5.28	10.21 ± 5.18	9.76 ± 5.38	20
Discrimination	.957	24.84 ± 15.95	15.55 ± 14.36	7.28 ± 9.45	11.95 ± 13.49	50
Perceived stress	.741	15.20 ± 6.50	21.09 ± 6.91	22.10 ± 4.17	20.74 ± 5.94	40

Reliability criterion: Cronbach’s α >.7 (acceptable), <.6 (questionable).