Rukhsar Ali Shahani, Ashok Kumar, Pir Bux Khokhar, Suhail Ahmed Bajarani, Hina Rukhsar.
Frequency of diarrhoeal disease in breastfed infants visiting Isra University Hospital Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
Isra Med J Jan ;6(3):151-4.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of diarrhoeal disease in exclusive, partial and non breast fed infants visiting Isra University Hospital Hyderabad STUDY DESIGN: A Hospital based descriptive study. th th PLACE AND DURATION: Department of Paediatrics Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad from 5 Jan 2013 to 7 Sep, 2013. METHODOLOGY: A structural questionnaire was designed and filled with the consent of mothers of infants. A sample of 200 infants of 0-6 month age suffering from diarrhoeal disease was randomly selected from outpatient department and indoor paediatric ward. A relevant history with reference to breast feeding was taken and the clinical examination was done. The data was analyzed on SPSS 16.0. RESULT: The mean age was 4.6±1.3 years. Of total 200 cases of infantile diarrhoea, (n=40) 20% were exclusive breastfed, (n=105) 52.5% were partially breastfed and (n=55) 27.5% were non breastfed. Acute diarrhoea was the most frequent complaint (35%) followed by vomiting (22.5%) and fever (7.5%). CONCLUSION: The findings of present study show less frequency of diarrhoeal disease in exclusive breast fed infants compared to partial and non-breast fed.

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