ROLE OF BREASTFEEDING IN PROTECTION AGAINST RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Authors

  • Shazia Liaquat Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Qurat-ul-Ain Department of Community Dentistry, Abbotabad International Dental College, Abbotabad
  • Sajjad Ahmad Departent of Paediatric Dentistry,Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Aleena Malik Department of Medicine, Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • Sania Ali Malik Department of Gynae, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i03.43

Keywords:

Respiratory tract infections, breastfeeding, supplemental feeds, vaccination, socioeconomic status

Abstract

Objectives:

To assess the role of breastfeeding in prevention of respiratory tract infections in children less than 5 years of age.
Materials and Methods:

A case control study on a total population of 100, taken through
non-probability convenience sampling from Pediatrics ward of KTH, equally divided in 50 cases and 50 control. Cases were the patients suff ering from any respiratory tract infection admitted in the pediatric wards of KTH and controls were the patients admitted in same wards due to any disease other than respiratory tract infection. Data collected by questionnaires which were filled by interviewing the cases and control group. Later the data was entered and analyzed by using software SPSS.16.
Results: It was found that 45 out of 50(90%) in controls were breast fed as compared to 35 out of 50 (70%) in cases; OR: 3.8 with CI of 0.8-6.8).children who received supplemental feeds in first 6 months of life were 51 ( 51%), participants who were vaccinated were 69(69%), Low socioeconomic participants were60(60%), participants who were receiving passive smoking were32 (32%) , colostrum was given to more no. of children 38 out of 50(76%) as compared to cases 36 out of 50(72%), 57(57%) of the mothers included in the study were illiterate.
Conclusion: It was concluded that risk of respiratory tract infections was less in those children (under 5 years of age) who were breast fed and vaccinated.

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Published

2022-09-30

How to Cite

Shazia Liaquat, Qurat-ul-Ain, Sajjad Ahmad, Aleena Malik, & Malik, S. A. . (2022). ROLE OF BREASTFEEDING IN PROTECTION AGAINST RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 12(03), 78–82. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i03.43

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 03 (2022): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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