[Study on prevalence and risk factors of sleep disorder among Chinese children aged 0 to 23 months in city].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence and main influences on sleep disorder among Chinese children aged 0 to 23 months, as to providing scientific interventions for infant sleep disorder.


METHODS
All 7601 children under two years old were selected by stratifying samples from twelve cities in China. The objects' parents were surveyed with questionnaire. All data were analyzed with SPSS statistical software.


RESULTS
The total incidence of sleep disorders at 0 to 23 months was 21.94%. The main problems were difficulty falling asleep, nighttime waking and snoring. Feeding manner, sleep environment, sleep-associated habits and medical conditions were all influences on infant's sleep disorder.


CONCLUSIONS
Enhancing sleep health education to change parents' nurturing modes should be an important role in preventing infant sleep disorders.
Wang
Hui-shan
HS
The Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Chinese Disease Prevention Control Center, Beijing 100013, China.
Huang
Xiao-na
XN
Jiang
Jing-xiong
JX
Ma
Yu-yan
YY
An
Lin
L
Liu
Xi-cheng
XC
D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*