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Table 4 Episodes of illness and prevalence in last 7-days at monthly visits in the first six months of life, n (%)

From: Association between infant feeding patterns and diarrhoeal and respiratory illness: A cohort study in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Visit

Diarrhoea

Cough

Fever

ARI*

Any illness

1 month

4 (1.5)

130 (47.8)

50 (18.4)

41 (15.0)

157 (57.7)

2 month

2 (0.7)

103 (37.9)

57 (21.0)

46 (16.9)

132 (48.5)

3 month

4 (1.5)

78 (28.7)

46 (16.9)

38 (14.0)

99 (36.4)

4 month

4 (1.5)

83 (30.5)

52 (19.1)

45 (16.5)

106 (39.0)

5 month

7 (2.6)

94 (34.6)

68 (25.0)

59 (21.7)

123 (45.2)

6 month

9 (3.3)

101 (37.1)

82 (30.1)

63 (23.2)

149 (54.8)

  1. *Acute respiratory infection