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Table 2 Distribution of unhealthy behaviors in the text4baby program by health literacy categories, text4baby programs, two metro Atlanta WIC clinics, 2012

From: Is health literacy related to health behaviors and cell phone usage patterns among the text4baby target population?

Health behavior

n = 445, Percent*

Newest vital sign score

p-value**

Limited = 0-1

Intermediate = 2-3

Adequate = 4-6

(n = 93)

(n = 226)

(n = 126)

Pregnant and postpartum samples, n, percent*

Do you currently smoke?

60 (14.7%)

16 (19.8%)

33 (15.8%)

11 (8.8%)

<0.01

Some days/Every day

Do you have rules about smoking in your house?

     

No, people are allowed to smoke in the house

38 (8.6%)

7 (6.4%)

27 (13.1%)

4 (2.6%)

<0.01

Have you had a flu shot in the past year?

     

No/Don’t know

319 (70.2%)

67 (71.1%)

153 (65.6%)

99 (77.4%)

0.01

How much of the time have you felt downhearted and blue?

24 (5.1%)

5 (5.4%)

14 (5.9%)

5 (3.4%)

0.38

Most/All of the time

     

Pregnant sample only (n = 113), n, percent*

Have you had an alcoholic beverage in the last 30 days?

     

Yes/Don’t know

4 (3.0%)

0 (0%)

4 (6.0%)

0 (0%)

0.02

How often do you exercise?

     

Less than 3 days a week (not on physical restriction)

53 (47.8%)

11 (45.4%)

29 (46.8%)

13 (52.4%)

0.76

How often do you keep your appointments?

9 (8.2%)

4 (16.8%)

4 (6.9%)

1 (2.1%)

0.03

Less than all of the time

How often do you take a vitamin?

     

Less than daily

31 (29.8%)

10 (45.1%)

17 (29.3%)

4 (15.4%)

<0.01

Postpartum sample only (n = 332), n, percent*

Are you currently breastfeeding or did you ever breast feed your child?

     

Never breastfed

86 (24.4%)

21 (27.9%)

51 (30.0%)

14 (12.6%)

<0.01

How often do you put your child in a car seat?

     

Less than all of the time

6 (7.4%)

6 (10.8%)

14 (6.7%)

5 (6.1%)

0.33

  1. *Weighted.
  2. **Rao-Scott likelihood ratio chi-square test.