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International Child Care Practices Study: Infant sleep position and parental smoking
Published in:
Early Human Development, Vol: 64, Page: 7-20,Elsevier Science
Publication Date:
2001
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine International Child Care Practices Study on the key sudden infant death syndrome risk factors of infant sleep position and parental smoking
Abstract:
Presents data from the International Child Care Practices Study, provided by 17 countries, on the key sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk factors of infant sleep position and parental smoking. Parents of 4,639 infants were surveyed at birth by interview, and at 3 mo of age by postal questionnaire. Overall, 52.5% of infants were placed in the supine or back sleep position, 37.8% in the side position, and 13% in the prone or front position. The prevalence of supine sleeping ranged from 14% (Santiago, Chile) to 89% (Tokyo/Yokohama, Japan). The prevalence of reported smoking was between 0% and 34% for mothers and 10% and 64% for fathers. In samples from Western countries, there was a trend for rates of maternal smoking to be similar to paternal smoking, whereas in other samples, low rates of maternal smoking contrasted with high rates of paternal smoking. These data highlight considerable variations and interesting patterns in the prevalence of these 2 important SIDS risk factors in these diverse samples. Impressive differences in rates of smoking within and between these communities may reflect different stages of the inevitable progression of the smoking epidemic, but may also provide some encouragement that reduction in smoking rates, in both mothers and fathers, is possible. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
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Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Notes:
0378-3782 Accession Number: 2001-07645-002. First Author & Affiliation: Nelson, E. A. S.; The Chinese U of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hosp, Dept of Paediatrics, Hong Kong, China. Institutional Authors: ICCPS Study Group. Other Journal Title: Early Human Development. Release Date: 20010711. Publication Type: Journal, (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal, (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Electronic; Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Childrearing Practices; Parents; Risk Factors; Sudden Infant Death; Tobacco Smoking. Minor Descriptor: Cross Cultural Differences. Classification: Childrearing & Child Care (2956) Physical & Somatoform & Psychogenic Disorders (3290) . Population: Human (10) Male (30) Female (40) . Location: Argentina; Austria; Chile; China; Canada; Denmark; Germany; Hong Kong; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Japan; New Zealand; Scotland; Sweden; Turkey; Ukraine. Age Group: Childhood (birth-12 yrs) (100) . Methodology: Empirical Study; Followup Study. References Available: Y.
Categories:
sudden infant death syndrome
International Classification:
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified- Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality - Sudden infant death syndrome
Keywords:
- Childrearing Practices
- Cross Cultural Differences
- International Child Care Practices Study
- parental smoking
- Parents
- Risk Factors
- sleep position
- Sudden Infant Death
- sudden infant death syndrome
- Tobacco Smoking
Geography:
International (17 Counteries)