Differences in African-American Maternal Self-Efficacy Regarding Practices Impacting Risk for Sudden Infant Death

Journal of Community Health
Anita A MathewsRachel Y Moon

Abstract

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths, including accidental suffocation, account for ~4000 US deaths annually. Parents may have higher self-efficacy with regards to preventing accidental suffocation than SIDS. The objective of this study was to assess self-efficacy in African-American mothers with regards to safe sleep practices and risk for SIDS and accidental suffocation. As part of randomized clinical trial in African-American mothers of newborn infants, mothers completed a baseline survey about knowledge of and attitudes towards safe sleep recommendations, current intent, self-efficacy, and demographics. Tabular and adjusted, regression-based analyses of these cross-sectional data evaluated the impact of the message target (SIDS risk reduction vs. suffocation prevention) on perceived self-efficacy. 1194 mothers were interviewed. Mean infant age was 1.5 days. 90.8 % of mothers planned to place their infant supine, 96.7 % stated that their infant would sleep in the same room, 3.6 % planned to bedshare with the infant, and 72.9 % intended to have soft bedding in the crib. Mothers were more likely to believe that prone placement (70.9 vs. 50.5 %, p < 0.001), bedsharing (73.5 vs. 50.1 %, p < 0.001), ...Continue Reading

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Jul 30, 2016·Journal of Community Health·Rachel Y MoonRobert McCarter
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Nov 20, 2019·Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing : JSPN·Deborah StifflerLisa Crane
May 1, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Trina C Salm WardSteven M Kogan
Aug 23, 2017·Pediatrics·Michael H Goodstein, Barbara M Ostfeld

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