Sleeping habits related to sudden infant death syndrome: a population-based study

Cadernos de saúde pública
Lorena Teresinha Consalter Geib, Magda Lahorgue Nunes

Abstract

This cross-sectional study on sleeping habits with potential risk for sudden infant death syndrome included all live births in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2003 with data collection from Certificates of Live Birth and interviews, analyzed with descriptive statistics and the chi-squared test. From the 2,634 live births, 2,285 children were selected (86.75%), with 8.4% exclusion and 5.2% losses. Protective habits included 77% of infants with appropriate clothing, 90% loosely wrapped, 69% with thin blankets, 98% sleeping in the parents' bedroom, and 56% in the crib. Potentially risky habits included lateral decubitus (92%), use of a pillow (88%), and feet far from the lower edge of the crib (96%). Among low-income families, bed-sharing with other children was significant (p = 0.00). Thus, in a county with a low prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome, infants are exposed to both protective and risk factors, suggesting that in underprivileged populations in developing countries, other risk factors for this syndrome should be considered.

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Apr 22, 2008·São Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista De Medicina·Francesca Maia WoidaLuiz Cesar Peres
Nov 29, 2007·Revista brasileira de enfermagem·Lorena Teresinha Consalter Geib
Jun 22, 2010·Cadernos de saúde pública·Roberto Mario Silveira IsslerManoela Chitolina Villetti
Apr 3, 2020·Revista brasileira de enfermagem·Aghata Marina de Faria OliveiraAline Santa Cruz Belela-Anacleto
Aug 15, 2018·Maternal and Child Health Journal·Juraci A CesarJayshlyn D Acevedo
Apr 24, 2010·Ciência & saúde coletiva·Lorena Teresinha Consalter GeibMagda Lahorgue Nunes
Oct 28, 2016·Journal of Affective Disorders·Iná S SantosAlicia Matijasevich

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