%0 Journal Article
%T Sleep characteristics in children in the isolated rural African-Brazilian descendant community of Furnas do Dion¨ªsio, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
%A REIM£¿O
%A RUBENS
%A SOUZA
%A JOS¨¦ CARLOS ROSA PIRES DE
%A GAUDIOSO
%A CARLOS EDUARDO VILELA
%A GUERRA
%A HELLEN DA COSTA
%A ALVES
%A ANDREA DAS CHAGAS
%A OLIVEIRA
%A JOLENE CRISTINA FERREIRA
%A GNOBIE
%A NILTON CEZAR ANT£¿NIO
%A SILV¨¦RIO
%A DESIR¨¦E CORREA GUERRA
%J Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
%D 1999
%I Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
%R 10.1590/S0004-282X1999000400003
%X developmental and cultural factors affect sleep habits in childhood. the objective of this research was to determine sleep habits of children in the isolated rural african-brazilian community of furnas do dion¨ªsio, mato grosso do sul, brazil. the members of this community are closely related descendants of the ex-slave dion¨ªsio, and remained in relative geographical isolation for about a century. sleep characteristics of 55 children (35m; 20f), 2 to 10 year olds, were evaluated in interviews with their mothers. the results showed that cosleeping, in the same bed with family members, was present in 80.0% of the 2-3 year olds; decreasing to 25.0% of the 8-10 year olds. only 5.4% of the children slept alone in their own bedroom. mean number of persons per bedroom was 2.8. only 7.0% of the bedrooms had tv; 98.1% slept in silence. the data obtained support the need to weigh cultural factors influence on sleep.
%K sleep
%K sleep habits
%K child
%K african-brazilian
%K negro
%K black
%K furnas do dion¨ªsio
%K mato grosso do sul.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-282X1999000400003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en