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B Detailed Abstracts of Studies in Developing Societies Relating Breastfeeding with Infant and Child Mortality
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From page 263... ... ABSTRACT B-1A Death Rate and Relative Risk (RR) of Death by Feeding Method from Birth Among Infants Born in 11 Villages of the Ludhiana District, Punjab, India, 1955 to 1959a Death Rate/1,000 and RR, During First Year of Life 0-28 days 2-11 mo Feeding Method Sample Number of Number of at Birth Size Deaths/1,000 RR Deaths/1,000 RR Breast 739 46 1.00 74 1.00 Bottle 20 750 16.30 200 2.70 aFrom Gordon et al. Read the entire page →
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From page 265... ... (1967~. bRandom sample of deaths (N = 285~; completed questionnaires concerning infant feeding were available for 72%. Read the entire page →
From page 266... ... of Death for Short-Term Breastfeedinga Percentage of Infants Breastfed, by Study Population and Breastfeeding Duration RRb of All Infants Infants Who Died Death for Breastfeed~ng Study Area <6 mo -6 ma <6 mo -6 mo for <6 mo El Salvador 20 80 78.0 22.0 14.2 Kingston, 51 49 87.4 12.6 7.1 Jamaica Medellin, 61.8 31.2 91.3 8.8 6.4 Colombia Sao Paolo, 77.2 22.8 95.9 4.1 6.8 Brazil aFrom Wray (1978) , who analyzed data for deaths from Puffer and Serrano (1973) Read the entire page →
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From page 268... ... ABSTRACT B-8 Postneonatal Mortalitya and Relative Risk (RR) Among Breastfed and Never Breastfed Infants in Six Guatemalan Villages, 1960 to 1974 Postneonatal Mortality Rates/1,000, by Feeding Method Never Breastfed Ever Never Period of Sample Infants, Breastfed Breastfed Birth Size %c Infants Infants RR Before 1960 1,128 6.3 75 375 5.0 1960-1968 1,985 6.5 47 193 4.1 1969-1974 1,442 4.9 39 189 4.8 aPostneonatal mortality = number of deaths between ages 28 days and 1 year per 1,000 live births. Read the entire page →
From page 269... ... 87b 0. 85b 0.71b 0.71b 269 Case Fatality Rate, To Age, mo Breastfed Infants Weaned Infants RRb 0-5 11.2 20.7 1.85 6-11 13.5 26.8 1.99c 12-17 17.3 31.5 1.82 18 - 23 15.1 23.7 1.57 aBased on data from Lepage et al. Read the entire page →
From page 270... ... p < .01. ABSTRACT B-12 Infant Deaths Resulting from Diarrhea in 12 Villages in Egypt, by Age and Feeding Method, 1979 to 1980a Percentage of All Deaths Due to Diarrhea Exclusively Breastfed Infants Bottle-Fed Infants Mixed-Fed Infants Age, mo (N [deaths] Read the entire page →
From page 271... ... reported on a collaborative study among urban poor in eight Latin American countries and Portugal involving 7,659 children in 1981 and 1982. The infant mortality rate for formula-fed infants was 18.6/1,000 live births, but the results were not presented in a form that allows calculation of mortality rates for those infants who were breastfed or mixed fed or for those whose feeding method was unknown. Read the entire page →
From page 272... ... of Mortality Associated with Bottle Feeding of Infants in the Near Easta RR of Mortality of Bottle Year of Sample Fed Infants, by Ageb Country Survey Size 1-5 mo 1-11 mo Jordan 1976 8,458 3.35 2.95 Tunisia 1978 7,060 3.35 2.95 Yemen 1979 3,889 NSC NO Egypt 1980 11,961 8.39 6.38 aFrom Adlakha and Suchindran (1985~. Data were obtained in world fertility surveys. Read the entire page →
From page 273... ... COMMENTS: The total number of births included was not reported. Results were controlled for previous birth interval; birth order; gender; mother's age, education, and region; and father's occupation. Read the entire page →
From page 274... ... ABSTRACT B-22 Relative Risk (RR) of Infant Death in Malaysia by Duration of Breastfeeding and Infant Age, 1976a Duration of RRb by Age of Infant, mo Breastfeeding, mo 0-1 2-3 4-6 7-12 Never 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Ever 0.82 NAC NA NA <1 NA 0.89 0.61 NA 1 NA 0.41 0.64 2-3 NA NA 0.14 0.87 4-6 NA NA NA 0.54 aFrom Holland (1987~. Read the entire page →
From page 275... ... of Infant Mortality, by Disease and Method of Feeding, Among Infants in Urban Southern Brazil, 1985a RR of Death, by Disease Respiratory Other Method of Feeding Diarrhea Infections Infections Breast only 1.0 1.0 1.0 Breast plus formula 4.5b 2.1 o.lb Breast plus cow's milk 3.4b 1.2 1.4 Formula only 16.3b 3.9b 2.3 Cow s milk only 11.6b 3.3b 2.6 aFrom Victora et al. Read the entire page →
From page 276... ... of Mortality Within 1 Month of Interview Among Children in Bangladesh, by Breastfeeding Status and Age, 1985 and 1986a Breastfed Infantsb Weaned Infants Number of Period, Number of Period, Age, mo Deaths Child-MonthsC Deaths Child-Months RR 12 - 17 11 6,622 0 176 18-23 8 5,108 3 753 3.39 24-29 7 5,267 12 2,611 3.45 30-36 3 3,035 7 4,103 1.73 Total 29 20,032 22 7,643 2.83 aFrom Briend et al. Read the entire page →
From page 277... ... 1975. Estado Nutricional de Criances de 6 a 60 Meses no Municipio de Sao Paolo. Read the entire page →
From page 278... ... 1981. Breast milk in low birth weight babies. Read the entire page →

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... ABSTRACT B-1A Death Rate and Relative Risk (RR) of Death by Feeding Method from Birth Among Infants Born in 11 Villages of the Ludhiana District, Punjab, India, 1955 to 1959a Death Rate/1,000 and RR, During First Year of Life 0-28 days 2-11 mo Feeding Method Sample Number of Number of at Birth Size Deaths/1,000 RR Deaths/1,000 RR Breast 739 46 1.00 74 1.00 Bottle 20 750 16.30 200 2.70 aFrom Gordon et al.

B Detailed Abstracts of Studies in Developing Societies Relating Breastfeeding with Infant and Child Mortality Pages 263-278

B Detailed Abstracts of Studies in Developing Societies Relating Breastfeeding with Infant and Child Mortality
Pages 263-278