ArticleBMC public health2015
Exclusive breast feeding in early infancy reduces the risk of inpatient admission for diarrhea and suspected pneumonia in rural Vietnam: a prospective cohort study.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Association Between Exclusive Breastfeeding and Diarrhoea Morbidity in Infants Aged 0-6 Months: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Breastfeeding and the Risk of Infant Illness in Asia: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Magnitude and determinants of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum: evidence from the PMA Ethiopia longitudinal survey.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- The financial need of feeding infants for the first six months of life in West Java Province of Indonesia and the implications of socioeconomic and mental health factors.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Barriers to promoting breastfeeding in primary health care in Mexico: a qualitative perspective.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Exclusive Breastfeeding and Childhood Morbidity: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Importance of breastfeeding and complementary feeding for management and prevention of childhood diarrhoea in low- and middle-income countries.Journal of global health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Diarrhea, Feeding Practice, and Associated Factors among Children under Five Years in Bereh District, Oromia, Ethiopia.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Effect of Breastfeeding and Preterm Births on the Severity of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Associated Risk of Hospitalization in Infants and Toddlers.Global pediatric health · 2022Article
- Spatio-temporal patterns of childhood pneumonia in Bhutan: a Bayesian analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Continuing breastfeeding for at least two years after birth in rural Vietnam: prevalence and psychosocial characteristics.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- Exclusive breastfeeding lowers the odds of childhood diarrhea and other medical conditions: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Individual level and community level factors affecting exclusive breast feeding among infants under-six months in Ethiopia using multilevel analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among infants under-six months in Ethiopia using multilevel analysis.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Respiratory Failure and Death in Vulnerable Premature Children With Lower Respiratory Tract Illness.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Infant feeding mode predicts the costs of healthcare services in one region of Canada: a data linkage pilot study.BMC research notes · 2020Article
- Estimating the rate and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers in Southern Ghana.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Article
- Partial Degradation of Recombinant Antibody Functional Activity During Infant Gastrointestinal Digestion: Implications for Oral Antibody Supplementation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
- Determinants of Acute Diarrhea Among Children Under-Five in Northeast Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAcute respiratory infections and diarrhea remain the leading causes of infant morbidity and mortality, with a high burden of both pneumonia and diarrhea in South-East Asia. The aim of the study was to determine antenatal and early infant predictive factors for severe morbidity episodes during the first 6 months of life in Ha Nam province, Vietnam.
methodsA prospective cohort study of 1049 infants, born to women who had previously participated in a cluster randomized controlled trial of antenatal micronutrient supplementation in rural Vietnam, was undertaken between 28th September 2010 and 8th Jan 2012. Infants were followed until 6 months of age, and the outcome measure was inpatient admission for suspected pneumonia or diarrheal illness during the first 6 months of life. Risk factors were assessed using univariable logistic regression and multiple logistic regression.
resultsOf the 1049 infants seen at 6 months of age, 8.8 % required inpatient admission for suspected pneumonia and 4 % of infants required inpatient admission for diarrheal illness. One third of infants (32.8 %) were exclusively breast fed at 6 weeks of age. Exclusive breast feeding at 6 weeks of age significantly reduced the odds of inpatient admission for suspected pneumonia (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.39, 95 % Confidence Interval (CI) 0.20 to 0.75) and diarrheal illness (OR 0.37, 95 % CI 0.15 to 0.88).
conclusionsExclusive breast feeding in early infancy reduces the risk of severe illness from diarrhea and suspected pneumonia. Public health programs to reduce the burden of inpatient admission from diarrheal and respiratory illness in rural Vietnam should address barriers to exclusive breast feeding.
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