. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 2.

Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2015 Feb;40(1):12–19. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9886-y

Table 2.

Themes by focus group

	Focus group
	Community 1: African-American mothers (n = 6) and Supporters (n = 3)	Community 2: African-American mothers (n = 10)	Community 2: African-American supporters (n = 6)	Community 2: African-American male supporters (n = 7)	Community 3: American Indian mothers (n = 7)	Community 4: American Indian mothers (n = 11)	Community 4: American Indian supporters (n = 11)	Community 5: African-American mothers (n = 11)	Community 6: African-American mothers (n = 11)
Reasons for sleep decisions
Perceptions of the infant’s physical and emotional comfort	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Perceptions of what is safe, effective and convenient	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Concerns about safe sleep recommendations
Rationale behind recommendations	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Choking	X	X	X	X				X	X
Influences on safe sleep decisions
Education	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Disbelief		X		X	X	X		X	X
Fathers, family and friends	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X