@article{ref1,
title="Exploring safe sleep and SIDS risk perception in an African-American community: focused ethnography",
journal="Public health nursing",
year="2015",
author="Zoucha, Rick and Walters, Cynthia A. and Colbert, Alison M. and Carlins, Eileen and Smith, Eileen",
volume="33",
number="3",
pages="206-213",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Explore the cultural influences of safe sleep practices by African-American caregivers of children under 2 years old. Explore the role of health care professionals in promoting safe sleep. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: A focused ethnography was used to understand the contextual cultural meaning and experiences of safe sleep practices of African-American caregivers of children under 2 years. Nineteen African-Americans participated in this study. MEASURES: Demographic data were collected and semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals and small groups. Saturation of the data occurred after 17 interviews. Data were analyzed using Leininger's four Phases of qualitative data analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: (Themes): (1) The informants expressed both accurate and inaccurate knowledge of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and safe sleep practices influenced by personal experiences, hospital education, family, extended family and television; (2) Sleeping with infants and children was viewed as a cultural caring behavior promoting comfort, closeness and protection for infants, children, parents and caregivers; (3) The informants want and are seeking collaboration with nurses and health care professionals who are viewed as important in promoting accurate information about SIDS and safe sleep practices. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The role of the nurse can impact accurate outcomes about SIDS and safe sleep practices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0737-1209",
doi="10.1111/phn.12235",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12235"
}