Delivering sleep: Bed kit distributions to children living in poverty in Tanzania

Le résumé fourni par la source

Overcrowded housing, insufficient beds, and poor mosquito protection are major barriers to healthy sleep for children living in poverty in developing countries. This study aimed to address these barriers by providing children living in poverty in Tanzania with climate-appropriate items essential for creating a safe and comfortable micro-sleep environment. From 2000–2024, Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) delivered 135,500 bed kits to children aged 7–11 years living in poverty in Tanzania. Since 2019, culturally adapted sleep education information was delivered orally to parents of bed kit recipients. Twenty-four distributions reached an average of 5,646 children per cohort years. Mattresses and mosquito nets were consistently included; other items varied. This study demonstrates a community-driven approach to improving the sleep environments of children living in poverty in a developing country, offering a scalable model for promoting sleep health in low-resource settings • Community-driven approach improved sleep environments for Tanzanian children living in poverty • 24 bed kit distributions reached 135,500 children aged 7–11 years • Bed kits provided climate-appropriate items for safe, comfortable sleep spaces • Intervention addressed determinants of poor sleep health in low-resource settings • Scalable model for promoting child sleep health in developing countries

Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.