Breastfeeding, growth and diarrhoea in rural Bangladesh children
Khan, M.U.
Human Nutrition. Clinical Nutrition 38(2): 113-119
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0263-8290 PMID: 6706688 Document Number: 230284
Anthropometric measurements were made monthly, on 223 infants from Bangladesh up to 12 months of age, and thereafter every 3 months. The infants were breast-fed alone or given homemade supplements of rice gruel, rice powder paste, cow's milk, semi-solid feeds of flour or barley. The average liveweight of the infants was equal to the Harvard standard, up to the 4th month; changes in height followed a similar pattern. During the 1st year, incidence and duration of diarrhoea were higher in the exclusively breast-fed children than in those given supplements. On average, there were 3.2 attacks of diarrhoea each lasting 15.9 days during the first 2 years.