FREQUENCY OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASE IN BREASTFED INFANTS VISITING
ISRA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HYDERABAD, SINDH, PAKISTAN
RUKHSAR ALI SHAHANI , ASHOK KUMAR , PIR BUX KHOKHAR , SUHAIL AHMED
BAJARANI , HINA RUKHSAR
ABSTRACT
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.
KEY WORDS: Breast Feeding, Diarrheal Disease, Non Breast Feeding.