Clinical Study

Infant Sleeping Environment in South-Eastern Nigeria (Sleeping Place and Sleeping Position): A Preliminary Survey

Table 3

Infants’ sleeping position at night and position found on waking in the morning. Kappa = 0.22, P < .01.

Infants’ sleeping positionInfants’ waking positionTotal
Prone (%)Supine (%)Side (%) (%)

Prone71 (59.2)28 (23.3)21 (17.5)120 (100)
Supine9 (9.7)57 (61.3)27 (29.0)93 (100)
Side19 (8.4)131 (58.0)76 (33.6)226 (100)

Total99 (22.6)216 (49.2)124 (28.2)439 (100)