Table 1 Characteristics of study participants stratified by treatment and control group (N鈥�=鈥�123)
Characteristic | 听 | Combined | New York City | New Haven | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n鈥�=鈥�123) | Treatment (n鈥�=鈥�65) | Control (n鈥�=鈥�58) | Treatment (n鈥�=鈥�34) | Control (n鈥�=鈥�26) | Treatment (n鈥�=鈥�31) | Control (n鈥�=鈥�32) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age | |||||||
鈥�9听years old | 26 (21.1) | 12 (18.5) | 14 (24.1) | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (29.0) | 14 (43.8) |
鈥�10听years old | 28 (22.8) | 14 (21.5) | 14 (24.1) | 5 (14.7) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (29.0) | 9 (28.1) |
鈥�11听years old | 33 (26.8) | 20 (30.8) | 13 (22.4) | 10 (29.4) | 6 (23.1) | 10 (32.3) | 7 (21.9) |
鈥�12听years old | 20 (16.3) | 10 (15.4) | 10 (17.2) | 8 (23.5) | 8 (30.8) | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.2) |
鈥�13鈥�+鈥墆ears old | 16 (13.0) | 9 (13.8) | 7 (12.1) | 8 (23.5) | 7 (26.9) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Grade | |||||||
鈥�3rd grade | 11 (8.9) | 7 (10.8) | 4 (6.9) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (3.8) | 6 (19.4) | 3 (9.4) |
鈥�4th grade | 28 (22.8) | 12 (18.5) | 16 (27.6) | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (29.0) | 16 (50.0) |
鈥�5th grade | 29 (23.6) | 14 (21.5) | 15 (25.9) | 7 (20.6) | 9 (34.6) | 7 (22.6) | 6 (18.8) |
鈥�6th grade | 34 (27.6) | 20 (30.8) | 14 (24.1) | 13 (38.2) | 7 (26.9) | 7 (22.6) | 7 (21.9) |
鈥�7th grade | 10 (8.1) | 6 (9.2) | 4 (6.9) | 5 (14.7) | 4 (15.4) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |
鈥�8th grade | 11 (8.9) | 6 (9.2) | 5 (8.6) | 5 (14.7) | 5 (19.2) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Race or Ethnicity | |||||||
鈥僅ispanic or Latina | 49 (39.8) | 25 (38.5) | 24 (41.4) | 23 (67.6) | 18 (69.2) | 2 (6.5) | 6 (18.8) |
鈥僋辞n-Hispanic Black | 38 (30.9) | 21 (32.3) | 17 (29.3) | 2 (5.9) | 3 (11.5) | 19 (61.3) | 14 (43.8) |
鈥僊耻濒迟颈谤补肠颈补濒 | 18 (14.6) | 10 (15.4) | 8 (13.8) | 5 (14.7) | 3 (11.5) | 5 (16.1) | 5 (15.6) |
鈥僌ther / Don't Know | 18 (14.6) | 9 (13.8) | 9 (15.5) | 4 (11.8) | 2 (7.7) | 5 (16.1) | 7 (21.9) |
Had their first period | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 57 (46.3) | 32 (49.2) | 25 (43.1) | 23 (67.6) | 18 (69.2) | 9 (29.0) | 7 (21.9) |
鈥僋辞 | 66 (53.7) | 33 (50.8) | 33 (56.9) | 11 (32.4) | 8 (30.8) | 22 (71.0) | 25 (78.1) |
Learned about puberty in school | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 37 (31.1) | 17 (27.4) | 20 (35.1) | 11 (33.3) | 12 (48.0) | 6 (20.7) | 8 (25.0) |
鈥僋辞 | 72 (60.5) | 39 (62.9) | 33 (57.9) | 20 (60.6) | 11 (44.0) | 19 (65.5) | 22 (68.8) |
鈥僁on't know | 10 (8.4) | 6 (9.7) | 4 (7.0) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (8.0) | 4 (13.8) | 2 (6.2) |
Learned about periods in school | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 22 (18.5) | 12 (19.0) | 10 (17.9) | 6 (18.2) | 5 (19.2) | 6 (20.0) | 5 (16.7) |
鈥僋辞 | 90 (75.6) | 48 (76.2) | 42 (75.0) | 24 (72.7) | 18 (69.2) | 24 (80.0) | 24 (80.0) |
鈥僁on't know | 7 (5.9) | 3 (4.8) | 4 (7.1) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (11.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) |
Interest in learning more | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 57 (48.3) | 31 (49.2) | 26 (47.3) | 13 (39.4) | 13 (50.0) | 18 (60.0) | 13 (44.8) |
鈥僋辞 | 22 (18.6) | 8 (12.7) | 14 (25.5) | 5 (15.2) | 6 (23.1) | 3 (10.0) | 8 (27.6) |
鈥僁on't know | 39 (33.1) | 24 (38.1) | 15 (27.3) | 15 (45.5) | 7 (26.9) | 9 (30.0) | 8 (27.6) |
Knowledge about puberty | |||||||
鈥僋辞 information | 5 (4.2) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (9.4) |
鈥僔ery little information | 25 (20.8) | 12 (19.4) | 13 (22.4) | 4 (12.1) | 7 (26.9) | 8 (27.6) | 6 (18.8) |
鈥僑ome basic information | 68 (56.7) | 39 (62.9) | 29 (50.) | 27 (81.8) | 14 (53.8) | 12 (41.4) | 15 (46.9) |
鈥傾 lot of information | 17 (14.2) | 7 (11.3) | 10 (17.2) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (15.4) | 5 (17.2) | 6 (18.8) |
鈥僁on't know | 5 (4.2) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (6.2) |
Knows where to get puberty-related information | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 71 (59.2) | 36 (57.1) | 35 (61.4) | 21 (63.6) | 18 (69.2) | 15 (50.0) | 17 (54.8) |
鈥僋辞 | 28 (23.3) | 17 (27.0) | 11 (19.3) | 6 (18.2) | 4 (15.4) | 11 (36.7) | 7 (22.6) |
鈥僁on't know | 21 (17.5) | 10 (15.9) | 11 (19.3) | 6 (18.2) | 4 (15.4) | 4 (13.3) | 7 (22.6) |
Knowledge about periods | |||||||
鈥僋辞 information | 5 (4.2) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (6.5) |
鈥僔ery little information | 30 (25.2) | 13 (21.0) | 17 (29.8) | 3 (9.1) | 6 (23.1) | 10 (34.5) | 11 (35.5) |
鈥僑ome basic information | 60 (50.4) | 37 (59.7) | 23 (40.4) | 27 (81.8) | 13 (50.0) | 10 (34.5) | 10 (32.3) |
鈥傾 lot of information | 20 (16.8) | 9 (14.5) | 11 (19.3) | 3 (9.1) | 4 (15.4) | 6 (20.7) | 7 (22.6) |
鈥僁on't know | 4 (3.4) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.2) |
Knows where to get period-related information | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 73 (61.9) | 39 (62.9) | 34 (60.7) | 24 (72.7) | 17 (65.4) | 15 (51.7) | 17 (56.7) |
鈥僋辞 | 29 (24.6) | 14 (22.6) | 15 (26.8) | 4 (12.1) | 5 (19.2) | 10 (34.5) | 10 (33.3) |
鈥僁on't know | 16 (13.6) | 9 (14.5) | 7 (12.5) | 5 (15.2) | 4 (15.4) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (10.0) |
Comfortable talking to anyone about puberty or periods | |||||||
鈥僘别蝉 | 41 (34.7) | 21 (33.9) | 20 (35.7) | 9 (27.3) | 7 (26.9) | 12 (41.4) | 13 (43.3) |
鈥僋辞 | 34 (28.8) | 17 (27.4) | 17 (30.4) | 11 (33.3) | 9 (34.6) | 6 (20.7) | 8 (26.7) |
鈥僋辞t sure | 43 (36.4) | 24 (38.7) | 19 (33.9) | 13 (39.4) | 10 (38.5) | 11 (37.9) | 9 (30.0) |
鈥働re-test "knowledge" score | 5.96 (1.83) | 6.06 (1.66) | 5.88 (1.97) | 6.26 (1.50) | 6.58 (1.72) | 5.81 (1.83) | 5.28 (2.04) |
鈥働ost-test "knowledge" score | 6.29 (1.80) | 6.68 (1.65) | 5.90 (1.84) | 6.76 (1.62) | 6.38 (1.68) | 6.52 (1.81) | 5.50 (1.90) |