Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants who have information on child’s scratch status either at 6 or 12 months (n = 140)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal race | |
| African American (AA) | 30 (21.7) |
| European American or Other | 108 (78.3) |
| Sex of the infant | |
| Male | 70 (50.0) |
| Maternal smoking during pregnancy | 8 (5.9) |
| Smoke 6 months after delivery | 14 (10.6) |
| Smoke 12 months after delivery | 15 (15.0) |
| History of parental allergy | |
| Asthma | |
| Mother | 38 (27.7) |
| Father | 35 (21.21) |
| Eczema | |
| Mother | 12 (8.8) |
| Father | 6 (4.1) |
| Rhinitis | |
| Mother | 68 (49.6) |
| Father | 77 (46.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 97 (71.9) |
| Other | 1 (0.7) |
| Single but living together | 16 (11.9) |
| Single | 21 (15.6) |
| Pets 6 months after delivery | 4 (3.0) |
| Pets 12 months after delivery | 6 (5.9) |
| Season of child’s birth | |
| Fall | 30 (22.1) |
| Spring | 30 (22.1) |
| Summer | 30 (22.1) |
| Winter | 46 (33.7) |
| Use of antibiotics during pregnancy | 34 (19.1) |
| Vaginal/urinary infections during pregnancya | 60 (44.1) |
| Method of delivery | |
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 32 (41.0) |
| After induction vaginal delivery | 26 (33.3) |
| Cesarean section | 20 (25.6) |
| Fish intake during pregnancy | 6 (7.6) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 11 (8.0) |
| Some college | 33 (23.9) |
| College graduate | 45 (32.6) |
| Graduate school | 49 (35.5) |
| Tylenol intake during pregnancy | 58 (41.4) |
| Mean (n; 5, 95 %) | |
| Maternal age during pregnancy | 29.9 (131; 19.7, 39.0) |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 38.6 (135; 35.0, 41.0) |
aIncluding urinary tract infection, vaginitis or vaginosis, genital warts, genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, yeast infection, and group B Streptococcus infections