Table 3.
Bivariate analyses of change in use of antibacterial and organic personal care products (PCP) and household cleaning products (HCP) during the pandemic, receipt of healthcare provider advice on use of products, and opinions on environmental chemical exposures by selected maternal characteristics among women in the Maternal Health and Behavior Study (n = 320).
| Use Antibacterial PCP More Often 1 | Use Antibacterial HCP More Often 2 | Use Organic PCP More Often 3 | Use Organic HCP More Often 4 | Received PCP Advice 5 | Received HCP Advice 6 | Agree: Chemicals Pose Health Risks 7 | Agree: Chemicals Impossible to Avoid 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| All Women | 107 (33) | 171 (53) | 73 (23) | 83 (26) | 74 (23) | 52 (16) | 302 (94) | 257 (80) |
| Time of Survey Completion | ||||||||
| July–October 2020 | 70 (32) | 118 (55) | 44 (21) | 52 (24) | 44 (21) | 29 (14) | 202 (94) | 171 (80) |
| November 2020–February 2021 | 18 (40) | 19 (44) | 11 (26) | 10 (23) | 12 (28) | 11 (26) | 41 (95) | 36 (84) |
| March–June 2021 | 22 (34) | 34 (53) | 18 (28) | 21 (33) | 18 (28) | 12 (19) | 59 (92) | 50 (78) |
| Maternal Status | ||||||||
| Pregnant | 32 (33) | 45 (46) | 19 (19) | 24 (24) | 25 (26) | 12 (12) | 94 (96) | 81 (83) |
| New Mom | 75 (34) | 126 (57) | 54 (24) | 59 (27) | 49 (22) | 40 (18) | 208 (94) | 176 (79) |
| Maternal Age (years) | ||||||||
| <30 | 17 (30) | 27 (47) | 16 (28) 9 | 16 (28) | 14 (25) | 12 (21) | 53 (93) | 46 (81) |
| 30–<35 | 45 (32) | 78 (55) | 40 (28) | 41 (29) | 36 (26) | 24 (17) | 132 (94) | 113 (80) |
| 35 and older | 45 (37) | 66 (54) | 17 (14) | 26 (21) | 24 (20) | 16 (13) | 117 (96) | 98 (80) |
| Race and Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9 (38) | 16 (67) 1 | 8 (33) | 9 (38) | 7 (29) | 6 (25) 9 | 24 (100) | 22 (92) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 9 (26) | 19 (56) | 11 (32) | 12 (35) | 6 (18) | 7 (21) | 34 (100) | 29 (85) |
| Hispanic | 15 (50) | 22 (73) | 10 (33) | 9 (30) | 11 (37) | 10 (33) | 28 (93) | 22 (73) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 60 (30) | 94 (46) | 37 (18) | 45 (22) | 42 (21) | 24 (12) | 188 (93) | 161 (79) |
| Other 10 | 14 (48) | 20 (69) | 7 (24) | 8 (28) | 8 (28) | 5 (17) | 28 (97) | 23 (79) |
| Education | ||||||||
| <College | 11 (27) | 21 (51) | 12 (29) | 13 (32) | 12 (29) | 11 (27) | 38 (93) | 33 (80) |
| College | 33 (35) | 57 (60) | 26 (27) | 25 (26) | 21 (22) | 18 (19) | 87 (92) | 74 (78) |
| Graduate/Professional School | 63 (34) | 93 (51) | 35 (19) | 45 (24) | 41 (22) | 23 (13) | 177 (96) | 150 (82) |
| Essential Worker | ||||||||
| No | 67 (33) | 109 (54) | 43 (21) | 50 (25) | 51 (25) | 30 (15) | 191 (94) | 162 (80) |
| Yes | 40 (34) | 62 (53) | 30 (26) | 33 (28) | 23 (20) | 22 (19) | 111 (95) | 95 (81) |
1 Model compares use of antibacterial personal care products more often with reference, about the same/less often/never use. 2 Model compares use of antibacterial householding cleaning products more often with reference, about the same/less often/never use. 3 Model compares use of organic personal care products more often with reference, about the same/less often/never use. 4 Model compares use of organic householding cleaning products more often with reference, about the same/less often/never use. 5 Model compares receipt of advice regarding personal care product use from a healthcare provider with reference, no advice. 6 Model compares receipt of advice regarding household cleaning product use from a healthcare provider with reference, no advice. 7 Model compares agreement with statement that environmental chemicals pose health risks with reference, neither agree nor disagree/disagree/strongly disagree. 8 Model compares agreement with statement that environmental chemicals are impossible to avoid with reference, neither agree nor disagree/disagree/strongly disagree. 9 p < 0.05, chi square test. 10 Other race and ethnicity includes women who identified as Native American/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Other, or multiple races.