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Deprivation and sudden infant death syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10817477     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This research uses a case-control study to examine the relationship between deprivation of area of residence and incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in New Zealand. Three hundred sixteen cases and 1221 controls were elicited with geocodable addresses. Infants living in the most deprived areas had a 5.9- (95%CI = 2.9, 12.2) fold increased risk of SIDS compared with those infants living in the least deprived areas. After adjusting for individual-level factors there was no remaining area-level effect. Nearly 27% of control infants lived in the two lowest deciles of deprivation, and almost half of SIDS deaths occurred in these areas. Incidence of SIDS is strongly associated with both deprivation of area of residence and individual socioeconomic factors. This indicates the importance of reaching parents in deprived areas, however, given that approximately 50% of SIDS deaths occurred in areas other than the two most deprived, we recommend that SIDS health messages be delivered to the general population.
Authors:
E A Mitchell; A W Stewart; P Crampton; C Salmond
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Social science & medicine (1982)     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0277-9536     ISO Abbreviation:  Soc Sci Med     Publication Date:  2000 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-07-12     Completed Date:  2000-07-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8303205     Medline TA:  Soc Sci Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  147-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland, New Zealand. e.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Case-Control Studies
Cultural Deprivation*
Female
Humans
Infant
Mothers
New Zealand / epidemiology
Odds Ratio
Poverty Areas*
Residence Characteristics*
Risk
Sudden Infant Death / epidemiology*

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