Effect of sleep duration on child development in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study's objective is to assess whether sleep duration affects Early Childhood Development (ECD). A prospective cohort study was carried out with 278 mother-child dyads in the city of Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil, with data collection every 6 months.

Method

The data used in this study are from the third (18 months) and fourth (24 months) survey waves. Information on sleep duration was collected using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) and information on ECD using the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instrument (CREDI). Crude and adjusted regression models were run for each CREDI domain as an outcome with 5 % significance.

Results

The authors found that after adjusting for maternal age and schooling, family income, and the presence o

SUBMITTER: Castro SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889661 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature