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Table 3 Number and percent indicating intention or behavior relative to safer sleep choice by item, use of the baby box, and breastfeeding by intervention group (N = 100)

From: The provision of the baby box was associated with safe sleep practices in a low-resource community: a randomized control trial in Ecuador

Reported Safer choice

Baby Box

(n = 51)

Diaper Bag

(n = 49)

Prenatal

(n = 51)

n (%)

1 month

(n = 49)

n (%)

6 months

(n = 49)

n (%)

Prenatal

(n = 49)

n (%)

1 month

(n = 46)

n (%)

6 months

(n = 43)

n (%)

Sleep in bassinet, crib, or other

14 (27.5%)

20 (42.9%)

11 (22.4%)

10 (20.4%)

4 (8.7%)

3 (7.0%)

Sleep on back

11 (21.6%)

40 (81.6%)

41 (83.7%)

17 (34.7%)

35 (76.1%)

33 (76.7%)

Sleep without pillows, stuffed animals, or loose, heavy blankets

37 (72.5%)

21 (42.9%)

31 (63.3%)

40 (81.6%)

19 (41.3%)

21 (48.8%)

Reported use of the baby box

14 (28.6%) a

4 (8.2%) a

Breastfeeding

Yes, Exclusively

51 (100%)

35 (71.4%)

33 (68.8%) b

49 (100%)

31 (67.4%)

26 (60.5%)

Yes, Supplementing

 

14 (28.6%)

10 (20.8%) b

 

15 (32.6%)

16 (37.2%)

Not breastfeeding

 

0 (0.0%)

5 (10.4%) b

 

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.3%)

Using the Box + breastfeeding

 

14 (100%) a

4 (100%) a

   
  1. a At 1 month and 6 months, 14 and 4 mothers in the baby box group reported using the box for their infants sleeping place (28.6 and 8.2%, respectively); at both timepoints, 100% of those who reported using the box were also breastfeeding
  2. b Although 49 participants in the baby box group completed the 6-month survey, one mother skipped the question about type of feeding at 6 months