Total | High EXT | Low EXT | |||||
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Barrier | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | χ2 |
Practical | |||||||
Cost of service | 196 | (19.6) | 80 | (26.9) | 117 | (16.6) | 14.15 * |
Work commitments | 196 | (19.6) | 78 | (26.3) | 118 | (16.8) | 11.98 |
No time to participate | 149 | (14.9) | 50 | (16.9) | 99 | (14.0) | 1.34 |
Programs/services not at convenient location | 87 | (8.7) | 36 | (12.1) | 51 | (7.2) | 6.30 |
Programs/services not at convenient time | 84 | (8.4) | 34 | (11.5) | 49 | (7.0) | 5.61 |
Long waiting lists | 69 | (6.9) | 40 | (13.5) | 29 | (4.1) | 28.52 * |
Problems with transport | 43 | (4.3) | 28 | (9.5) | 15 | (2.1) | 27.26 * |
No child care | 39 | (3.9) | 24 | (8.1) | 14 | (2.0) | 21.35 * |
Knowledge | |||||||
Not knowing whether the programs are effective | 172 | (17.2) | 58 | (19.5) | 114 | (16.2) | 1.66 |
Not knowing what the program is about | 161 | (16.1) | 52 | (17.6) | 108 | (15.3) | 0.77 |
I didn’t know about parenting programs before | 160 | (16.0) | 46 | (15.5) | 114 | (16.2) | 0.07 |
I don’t know where to go to participate in a parenting program | 149 | (14.9) | 39 | (13.2) | 110 | (15.6) | 0.99 |
Attitudes and Beliefs | |||||||
I don’t feel like my child’s behaviour is a problem | 396 | (39.6) | 51 | (17.2) | 345 | (48.9) | 88.21 * |
I don’t feel like I need help with my parenting | 288 | (28.8) | 47 | (15.8) | 242 | (34.3) | 34.85 * |
I think my child’s problems require treatment of the child, not the parent | 90 | (9.0%) | 48 | (16.2) | 42 | (6.0) | 26.81 * |
I don’t think programs are suitable for fathers | 55 | (5.5) | 29 | (9.8) | 26 | (3.7) | 14.67 * |
I feel that it’s a mother’s role to parent the children | 30 | (3.0) | 13 | (4.4) | 17 | (2.4) | 2.78 |
Other | |||||||
Worry about being judged | 81 | (8.1) | 43 | (14.5) | 38 | (5.4) | 23.40 * |
I don’t feel comfortable asking for/receiving help with parenting or child issues | 72 | (7.2) | 26 | (8.8) | 45 | (6.4) | 1.81 |
Previous negative experience with mental health professionals | 38 | (3.8) | 19 | (6.4) | 20 | (2.8) | 7.08 |
Cultural/religious factors | 32 | (3.2) | 23 | (7.7) | 10 | (1.4) | 26.25 * |
My partner attended without me and didn’t encourage me to participate | 29 | (2.9) | 19 | (6.4) | 10 | (1.4) | 18.39 * |