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Table 1 Baseline sample characteristics by interview condition

From: Process evaluation of text-based support for fathers during the transition to fatherhood (SMS4dads): mechanisms of impact

 

Interviewed

(n = 40)

Not Interviewed

(n = 494)

 
 

Mean (SD)

t

Age

35.11 (5.9)

33.57 (5.2)

1.61 (44), p = 0.115

 

n (%)

x 2

Cultural background

0.02, p = 0.883

 Non AorTSI

40 (100)

480 (97.2)

 

 AorTSI

–

14 (2.8)

 

Number of children

0.59, p = 0.443

 First Child

33 (82.5)

428 (86.6)

 

 One or more

7 (17.5)

65 (13.3)

 

Prosperity

2.77, p = 0.428

 Very poor

–

1 (0.2)

 

 Poor

1 (2.5)

4 (0.8)

 

 Just getting by

4 (10.0)

82 (16.6)

 

 Comfortable

28 (70.0)

294 (59.5)

 

 Very Comfortable

7 (17.5)

94 (19.0)

 

 Prosperous

–

16 (3.2)

 

Audit-C

0.27, p = 0.603

 No risk

17 (42.5)

231 (46.8)

 

 At risk

23 (57.5)

263 (53.2)

 

DASS

 

 Depression

0.00, p = 0.995

  No risk

32 (80.0)

395 (80.0)

 

  At risk

8 (20.0)

99 (20.0)

 

 Anxiety

1.72, p = 0.189

  No risk

31 (83.8)

401 (90.5)

 

  At risk

6 (16.2)

42 (9.5)

 

 Stress

3.86, p = 0.049*

  No risk

36 (90.0)

378 (76.5)

 

  At risk

4 (10.0)

116 (23.5)

 
  1. Audit-C: Bush, K., Kivlahan, D.R., McDonell, M.B, Fihn, S.D., & Bradley, K.A. (1998). The Audit alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): An effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Archives of Internal Medicine, 158, 1789–1795; DASS: Lovibond, P. F. (1998). Long-term stability of depression, anxiety, and stress syndromes. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 520–526
  2. *significant at p<.05