Table 4:
Black and Latino/Hispanic churches that experienced or expect barriers to implementing wellness activities by church size
| All N=142 | Black Churches (B) | Latino/Hispanic Churches (H) | S/ M Churches | L Churches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <200 members (N=74) | ≥200 members (N=26) | S/M vs L | <200 members (N=16) | ≥200 members (N=26) | S/M vs L | B versus H | B versus H | ||
| % | % | % | p | % | % | p | p | p | |
| Insufficient budget | 81 | 86 | 81 | 0.53 | 69 | 73 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 0.74 |
| Lack of other resources | 68 | 82 | 77 | 0.57 | 44 | 35 | 0.74 | 0.003 | 0.005 |
| Not sure how to implement wellness activities | 65 | 61 | 62 | 1.00 | 69 | 77 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.37 |
| Not enough volunteers | 49 | 58 | 58 | 1.00 | 25 | 27 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Lack of commitment from church leadership |
30 | 38 | 31 | 0.64 | 12 | 19 | 0.69 | 0.08 | 0.52 |
| Too many activities already ongoing | 42 | 30 | 38 | 0.47 | 50 | 73 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.02 |
| Members not interested | 40 | 47 | 46 | 1.00 | 31 | 19 | 0.46 | 0.28 | 0.07 |
| Not sure what topics members would be interested in | 35 | 39 | 31 | 0.49 | 31 | 27 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 1.00 |
| Size of membership | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0.001 | 38 | 15 | 0.14 | 0.55 | 0.11 |
| Members don’t like to participate in research | 28 | 26 | 19 | 0.60 | 44 | 35 | 0.74 | 0.22 | 0.35 |
Fisher’s exact test.
S/M = small to medium churches (<200 members); L = large churches (200+ members); B = Black churches; H = Latino/Hispanic churches