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BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-S3-S18
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Background: Suboptimal breastfeeding practices among infants and young children < 24 months of age are associated with elevated risk of pneumonia morbidity and mortality. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the protective effects of breastfeeding exposure against pneumonia incidence, prevalence, hospitalizations and mortality. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review of studies assessing the risk of selected pneumonia morbidity and mortality outcomes by varying levels of breastfeeding exposure among infants and young children < 24 months of age. We used random effects meta-analyses to generate pooled effect estimates by outcome, age and exposure level. Results: Suboptimal breastfeeding elevated the risk of pneumonia morbidity and mortality outcomes across age groups. In particular, pneumonia mortality was higher among not breastfed compared to exclusively breastfed infants 0-5 months of age (RR: 14.97; 95% CI: 0.67-332.74) and among not breastfed compared to breastfed infants and young children 6-23 months of age (RR: 1.92; 95% CI: 0.79-4.68). Conclusions: Our results highlight the importance of breastfeeding during the first 23 months of life as a key intervention for reducing pneumonia morbidity and mortality.
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