| Literature DB >> 2031606 |
R N Ashraf1, F Jalil, S Zaman, J Karlberg, S R Khan, B S Lindblad, L A Hanson.
Abstract
Protection against neonatal sepsis by breast feeding was investigated in a developing community. A case-control study was carried out with 42 cases from a hospital and 270 controls, matched for age and socioeconomic conditions from the community. Exclusive breast feeding was extremely rare, most babies being partially breast fed and a few being given formula feed or animal milk. A highly significant odds ratio of 18 was obtained, showing that even partial breast feeding protects against neonatal sepsis in such a population.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2031606 PMCID: PMC1792983 DOI: 10.1136/adc.66.4.488
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791