Table 1. Comparison between the parents that considered the AAP guidelines helpful and not helpful.
Overall, n = 265 (100%) | Helpful, n = 226 (85.3%) | Not helpful, n = 39 (14.7%) | p-value | |
Race/ethnicity of the child | ||||
White | 125 (47.2%) | 105 (46.5%) | 20 (51.3%) | |
African-American | 66 (24.9%) | 60 (26.5%) | 6 (15.4%) | |
American Indian | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 | |
Asian | 7 (2.6%) | 6 (2.7%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
Multiple or other ethnicity | 66 (24.9%) | 54 (23.9%) | 12 (30.8%) | 0.621 |
Age of mother | ||||
<18 years | 2 (0.8%) | 2 (0.9%) | 0 | |
18-24 years | 36 (13.6%) | 35 (15.5%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
25-34 years | 145 (54.7%) | 125 (55.3%) | 20 (51.3%) | |
35-44 years | 82 (30.9%) | 64 (28.3%) | 18 (46.2%) | 0.047 |
Age of father | ||||
<18 years | 2 (0.8%) | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | |
18-24 years | 20 (7.5%) | 19 (8.4%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
25-34 years | 116 (43.8%) | 102 (45.1%) | 14 (35.9%) | |
35-44 years | 110 (41.5%) | 90 (39.8%) | 20 (51.3%) | |
45-54 years | 13 (4.9%) | 9 (4%) | 4 (10.3%) | |
55-64 years | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 | |
>65 years | 3 (1.1%) | 3 (1.3%) | 0 | 0.329 |
Father circumcised | ||||
No | 83 (31.3%) | 74 (32.7%) | 9 (23.1%) | |
Yes | 182 (68.7%) | 152 (67.3%) | 30 (76.9%) | 0.229 |
Brother circumcised (n = 114) | ||||
No | 25 (21.9%) | 21 (21.9%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
Yes | 89 (78.1%) | 75 (78.1%) | 14 (77.8%) | 0.974 |