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Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs About Safe Sleep Among Preconception Adolescents, Keita Oumou, Krystal Hunter, Erica Levin, Lori Feldman-Winter
Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs About Safe Sleep Among Preconception Adolescents, Keita Oumou, Krystal Hunter, Erica Levin, Lori Feldman-Winter
Cooper Rowan Medical Journal
Introduction–To protect against SUID/SIDS, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released recommendations on creating a safe sleep environment. Studies about teen parents indicate gaps in knowledge regarding infant safe sleep practices, however there are no published studies about adolescents who are preconception. The objective of this stud is to investigate adolescents’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding infant safe sleep practices prior to conceiving.
Methods–This was a cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 14-22 years recruited from two outpatient primary care pediatric sites in Southern NJ. Following consent, participants completed a 27-question survey about infant safe sleep practices. For analysis, …