The Effect of Breastfeeding on the Rate of Infections in the First 2 Years of Life
Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.177-181, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-epa.30
- Dergi Adı: Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.177-181
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Exclusive breastfeeding, Infection
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: To investigate the effect of duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and duration of breastfeeding (BF) on the rate of infections during the first 2 years of life. Methods: The study group consisted of healthy infants who admitted to the outpatient Healthy Child Clinics for their routine control. Results: In 200 healthy term infants enrolled, the mean duration of EBF and total duration of BF were 4.2±2.8 and 11.6±5.3 months, respectively. In those without any infection (42.5%), duration of EBF and total duration of BF were 5.9±0.4 and 13.4±4.6 months, respectively while in those with 1 infection (29.5%) and ≥2 infections (28%), it was 4.6±3.3 and 11.8±4.6 months and 1.3±1.9 and 8.7±5.9 months, respectively. This difference between each group was stastistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusions: Our study showed that increased duration of EBF and increased duration of BF were associated with lower infection rate in infants in the first 2 years of life.