Table 3.

Focus Group Participants

VariableLow Literacy6th Grade n = 8Higher Literacy9th Grade n = 10Total n = 18
Age
    17–25 y6 (75)10 (100)16 (89)
    26–41 y2 (25)0 (0)2 (11)
Parity (total births)
    12 (25)3 (30)5 (28)
    2–44 (50)5 (50)9 (50)
    ≥52 (25)2 (20)4 (22)
Low birth weight (<2,500 g)1 (13)3 (30)4 (22)
Preterm delivery (<36 wk)0 (0)4 (40)4 (22)
Cesarean delivery2 (25)3 (30)5 (28)
First prenatal visit after end of first trimester3 (38)2 (20)5 (28)
Inadequate prenatal care utilization (APNCU)3 (38)2 (20)5 (28)