The Effect of Breastfeeding on the Rate of Infections in the First 2 Years of Life

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ARDA D. B., GUR E., ERENER-ERCAN T., CAN G.

HONG KONG JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.177-181, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • 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, RISK
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

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.