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Table 5 Association between patterns of breastfeeding and diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection in the Chittagong cohort

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

Breastfeeding practice

Diarrhoea

Acute respiratory infections

 

AOR* (95%CI)

p value

AOR* (95%CI)

p value

Exclusive (n = 167)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Predominant (n = 27)

0.48 (0.06, 3.95)

0.50

1.85 (0.76, 4.69)

0.17

Partial (n = 78)

3.43 (1.47, 8.03)

<0.01

2.49 (1.34, 4.63)

<0.01

  1. * Adjusted Odds Ratio: adjusted for mother's education, asset score and husband living with family as a measure of socioeconomic status, type of latrine as a measure of sanitation, gender, other siblings.
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