Evaluation of Child Care Practice Factors That Affect the Occurrence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Interview Conducted by Public Health Nurses
10.1265/ehpm.6.117
- Author:
Tetsuro TANAKA
;
Noriko KATO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sudden infant death syndrome;
child care practice;
prone sleeping position;
smoking;
artificial feeding
- MeSH:
Sudden infant death syndrome;
occurrence;
Lower case sea;
Risk;
Affect
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2001;6(2):117-120
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We examined the child-rearing environmental factors that affect the occurrence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) using a nationwide survey. Infants who died due to SIDS between January 1996 and June 1997 in Japan were identified from death certificates. Controls of the same gender, birthplace, and birth months as the corresponding SIDS were chosen from birth certificates. Interviews of both cases and controls were undergone in January and February, 1998 by public health nurses. The following child-rearing factors exhibited a significant relationship with the occurrence of SIDS: Concerning the sleeping position, the prone position was associated with increased risk compared with the supine position, with an odds ratio of 3.02 (95% c.i. 2.07~4.65). Regarding the feeding method, artificial feeding alone demonstrated a higher risk than breast feeding alone, with an odds ratio of 4.92 (95% c.i. 2.78~9.63). With regard to smoking, infants with both parents who smoked exhibited a higher risk than infants where neither parent smoked, with an odds ratio of 3.50 (95% c.i. 1.74~8.32).
