MOSAIC (MOthers' Advocates In the Community): protocol and sample description of a cluster randomised trial of mentor mother support to reduce intimate partner violence among pregnant or recent mothers

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in both arms of the MOSAIC study

All respondents
	Intervention		Comparison
	n	%	n	%
Total	114	100	60	100
*Age group*
<25	15	13	9	15
25–29	24	21	10	17
30–34	34	30	22	37
40–50	14	12	6	10
Missing	3	3	0	0
*Marital status*
Married	35	31	15	25
Living with de facto partner	21	18	15	25
Not living with partner	10	9	8	13
Divorced or separated	29	25	13	22
Single	18	16	8	13
Missing	1	1	1	2
*Numbers of children*
1	48	42	29	48
2	39	34	15	25
3	20	18	9	15
4+	6	5	7	12
Missing	1	1	0	0
*Level of education*
Degree	18	16	11	18
Diploma	25	22	9	15
*Apprenticeship or traineeship*	14	12	9	15
Year 12	28	25	10	17
Less than year 12	29	25	21	35
*Health care card*
Yes	86	75	42	70
No	27	24	18	30
Missing	1	1	0	0
*Income source*
Wages or salary	41	36	25	42
Pension or benefit	70	61	34	57
Missing	3	3	1	2
*Country of birth*
Australia	76	67	37	62
Vietnam	19	17	4	7
Other	19	17	19	32
*Australian residents*
Yes	111	97	54	90
No	3	3	6	10
*Years Australian residency*
Australian	76	67	37	62
Less than five years	9	8	7	12
5–14 yrs	9	8	9	15
14–43 yrs	16	14	6	10
Missing	4	4	1	2

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