TABLE 3.
Associations Between Demographic Characteristics, Norms and Attitudes, and Sleep-Location Practice and Intention Adjusted for Demographic Characteristics, Norms, and Attitudes
| N | Sleep-Location Practice and Intention, Weighted % of Demographic Category | Compared With Practiced and Intended Room-sharing, aOR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practiced and Intended Room-sharing (N = 1507) | Practiced Other and Intended Room-sharing (N = 428) | Intended Other Room (N = 461) | Intended Bed-sharing (N = 846) | Practiced Other and Intended Room-sharing | Intended Other Room | Intended Bed-sharing | ||
| Total | 3242 | 45.6 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 24.4 | — | — | — |
| Infant sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1662 | 45.2 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 24.8 | 1.03 (0.82–1.29) | 1.22 (0.93–1.60) | 1.10 (0.81–1.49) |
| Female | 1576 | 45.9 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 23.9 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Maternal race | ||||||||
| White | 1268 | 43.7 | 15.5 | 23.6 | 17.3 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| African American | 803 | 47.3 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 33.1 | 0.89 (0.56–1.42) | 0.50 (0.38–0.67) | 1.78 (1.33–2.38) |
| Hispanic | 895 | 51.3 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 31.2 | 0.59 (0.41–0.85) | 0.41 (0.28–0.59) | 0.87 (0.60–1.26) |
| Other | 275 | 37.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 34.1 | 1.01 (0.67–1.50) | 0.59 (0.33–1.04) | 1.98 (1.34–2.94) |
| Infant age, wk | ||||||||
| 8–11 | 2003 | 45.1 | 14.2 | 17.0 | 23.7 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 12–15 | 556 | 48.2 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 27.1 | 0.73 (0.50–1.05) | 0.94 (0.57–1.54) | 0.83 (0.60–1.14) |
| 16–19 | 310 | 46.7 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 0.99 (0.63–1.54) | 1.40 (0.86–2.27) | 0.82 (0.50–1.35) |
| 20+ | 373 | 43.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 26.6 | 1.50 (0.97–2.34) | 1.47 (0.78–2.80) | 1.81 (1.28–2.57) |
| Maternal age, y | ||||||||
| 14–19 | 266 | 41.8 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 35.7 | 1.46 (0.80–2.50) | 1.28 (0.61–2.68) | 1.40 (0.69–2.83) |
| 20–24 | 776 | 50.9 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 24.3 | 1.02 (0.70–1.48) | 0.96 (0.62–1.49) | 0.93 (0.61–1.40) |
| 25–29 | 984 | 45.7 | 13.8 | 17.8 | 22.7 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 30–34 | 766 | 43.6 | 13.0 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 0.88 (0.57–1.34) | 1.07 (0.76–1.51) | 0.97 (0.71–1.32) |
| 35+ | 450 | 42.3 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 24.3 | 0.89 (0.66–1.35) | 1.00 (0.66–1.53) | 0.79 (0.47–1.33) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Never married | 1416 | 50.6 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 28.1 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Married | 1644 | 42.4 | 14.3 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 1.28 (0.91–1.81) | 1.55 (1.10–2.19) | 1.11 (0.76–1.62) |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 167 | 45.9 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 23.9 | 2.31 (1.10–4.84) | 2.03 (1.10–3.76) | 1.87 (1.22–2.87) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 465 | 47.7 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 37.4 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| High school or general education diploma | 817 | 52.8 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 24.7 | 1.01 (0.66–1.55) | 1.16 (0.63–2.13) | 1.93 (1.27–2.94) |
| Some college | 1019 | 47.3 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 21.9 | 1.28 (0.93–1.76) | 1.99 (1.38–2.88) | 1.22 (0.77–1.92) |
| College graduate | 621 | 39.5 | 13.5 | 25.7 | 21.3 | 1.06 (0.78–1.44) | 2.64 (1.58–4.40) | 1.16 (0.76–1.76) |
| Graduate school | 307 | 35.6 | 17.4 | 25.5 | 21.6 | 1.34 (0.77–2.34) | 2.27 (1.34–3.82) | 1.20 (0.70–2.06) |
| Parity | ||||||||
| 1 | 1191 | 39.7 | 15.9 | 19.0 | 25.4 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 2 | 1078 | 48.2 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 21.4 | 0.76 (0.56–1.03) | 0.85 (0.58–1.24) | 0.82 (0.60–1.12) |
| 3+ | 964 | 50.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 26.0 | 0.71 (0.46–1.10) | 0.63 (0.37–1.07) | 0.79 (0.54–1.16) |
| Birth wt, g | ||||||||
| <2500 | 197 | 55.1 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 17.1 | 0.91 (0.56–1.49) | 0.47 (0.28–0.78) | 0.55 (0.29–1.05) |
| 2500+ | 3026 | 45.2 | 13.6 | 16.7 | 24.6 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Breastfeeding | ||||||||
| Exclusive breastfeeding | 892 | 35.6 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 30.9 | 1.90 (1.40–2.58) | 1.17 (0.84–1.61) | 2.70 (1.76–4.14) |
| Some breastfeeding | 981 | 44.6 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 26.5 | 1.33 (0.97–1.82) | 0.99 (0.70–1.39) | 1.53 (1.14–2.04) |
| Exclusively formula | 1350 | 53.6 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 18.0 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Control | ||||||||
| Up to mothera | 2857 | 45.4 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 25.1 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Not up to mother | 373 | 46.7 | 12.2 | 22.5 | 18.6 | 0.81 (0.51–1.28) | 0.99 (0.65–1.51) | 0.92 (0.54–1.55) |
| Social norms | ||||||||
| Room-sharing exclusively | 1244 | 71.2 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 12.1 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Not bed-sharing | 1185 | 36.4 | 14.7 | 33.9 | 15.0 | 1.69 (1.30–2.20) | 7.73 (4.97–12.03) | 1.71 (1.23–2.39) |
| Bed-sharing | 774 | 18.3 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 61.4 | 2.51 (1.80–3.51) | 6.94 (4.09–11.76) | 5.84 (4.14–8.22) |
| Maternal attitudes | ||||||||
| Positive room-sharing, negative bed-sharing | 1809 | 69.0 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 6.4 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Negative room-sharing, negative bed-sharing | 301 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 76.4 | 5.4 | 4.15 (2.31–7.47) | 31.00 (18.15–52.9) | 5.23 (3.13–8.72) |
| Positive room-sharing, positive bed-sharing | 973 | 20.6 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 57.0 | 3.08 (2.18–4.34) | 2.08 (1.43–3.02) | 17.71 (11.89–26.4) |
| Negative room-sharing, positive bed-sharing | 145 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 82.7 | 4.93 (1.11–21.93) | 26.77 (7.17–99.91) | 190.1 (62.4–579.0) |
| Doctor advice: no advice | ||||||||
| Room-sharing | 1498 | 40.6 | 14.3 | 18.7 | 26.5 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Exclusively | 733 | 65.3 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 17.0 | 0.81 (0.59–1.10) | 0.77 (0.47–1.26) | 0.56 (0.36–0.85) |
| Other | 985 | 39.3 | 13.1 | 21.5 | 26.1 | 0.98 (0.71–1.36) | 1.38 (0.86–2.22) | 0.89 (0.62–1.28) |
Eighteen mothers who did not respond to the intended location question are excluded from this analysis. —, not applicable.
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Comparisons for aORs are within each column.