(2008) and Ossip-Klein et al (2008) Data Collection and Quality

(2008) and Ossip-Klein et al. (2008). Data Collection and Quality Control In a collaborative effort to continue developing the tobacco control research infrastructure in the Dominican Republic, this study collaborated with faculty and medical students from PUCMM��s Medical third School in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Training was provided on-site by the Principal Investigator/author and included review of study protocol, survey implementation (e.g., verbal consent and screening procedures), and data collection procedures consistent with the study of Bloch et al. (2008). A data management system was developed using a password protected Microsoft Excel (2003) database for in-country data entry and management.

Two medical student researchers completed all data entry, and the in-country study coordinator selected a 10% sample of completed questionnaires for visual verification of data entry (Ossip-Klein et al., 2008). Data Analyses Descriptive data (frequencies, percentages, and means) were calculated for the sample, excluding missing data from the analyses. Next, exploratory bivariate analyses (��2) and a multivariate analysis (logistic regression) were conducted for comparison among respondents who reported being exposed and not exposed to secondhand smoke. Comparison data for Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Uruguay) from the study of Bloch et al. (2008) are included where available. Results Sociodemographic Characteristics Table 1 presents sociodemographic characteristics of the current project, along with comparison data for five Latin American countries in the study of Bloch et al.

(2008). For the Dominican Republic, age ranged from 18 to 41 years, with a mean age of 25 years (SD = 4.59), a high literacy level (82%), and low educational levels (48% less than high school education). Most respondents reported being married/in a common law marriage (88%), and 35% reported having paid employment. These characteristics were similar when compared with other Latin American countries, where the mean age of respondents was between 25 and 27 years, and the majority of respondents reported being married or in a common law marriage. Literacy rates were high for all respondents, with the Dominican Republic��s literacy rate being the lowest (82.3% vs. 95.1%�C99.6%). Paid employment rates were relatively low for all countries, ranging from 15% to 35%, with the Dominican Republic having the highest paid employment rate at 35%. Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics of Pregnant Entinostat Women Cigarette Use Behaviors Cigarette use behavior data are presented in Table 2.

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