| Bed- and Sofa-Sharing Practices in a UK Biethnic Population. | |
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PMID: 22351888 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and associations of bed- and sofa-sharing in a biethnic UK birth cohort. METHODS: We surveyed 3082 participants in the Born in Bradford birth cohort study by using a telephone interview when infants were aged 2 to 4 months. We asked families about sleep surface sharing behaviors, and other sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)-related behaviors. RESULTS: There were 15.5% of families that had ever bed-shared, 7.2% of families regularly bed-shared, and 9.4% of families had ever sofa-shared with their infants; 1.4% reported both. Regular bed-sharers were more commonly Pakistani (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 3.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.96-4.66), had further or higher educational qualifications (aOR = 1.62, 95% CI 1.03-2.57), or breastfed for at least 8 weeks (aOR = 3.06, 95% CI 2.00-4.66). The association between breastfeeding and bed-sharing was greater among white British than Pakistani families. Sofa-sharing occurred in association with smoking (aOR = 1.79, 95% CI 1.14-2.80) and breastfeeding for more than 8 weeks (aOR = 1.76, 95% CI 1.19-2.58), and was less likely in Pakistani families (aOR = 0.21, 95% CI 0.14-0.31), or single-parent families (aOR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.29-0.87). CONCLUSIONS: The data confirm that bed-sharing and sofa-sharing are distinct practices, which should not be combined in studies of unexpected infant deaths as a single exposure. The determinants of sleep-surface sharing differ between the UK Pakistani and UK majority communities, and from those of US minority communities. Caution is needed in generalizing SUDI/SIDS risk factors across populations with differing risk factor profiles, and care should be taken in adopting SUDI/SIDS reduction guidelines from other contexts. |
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Helen L Ball; Eduardo Moya; Lesley Fairley; Janette Westman; Sam Oddie; John Wright |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-02-20 |
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 129 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-03-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e673-81 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Professor of Anthropology, Parent-Infant Sleep Laboratory and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Dawson Building, South Rd, Durham University, Durham, UK DH1 3LE. H.L.Ball@dur.ac.uk. |
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