Contribution of Malnutrition and Lack of Breast Feeding in Persistent Diarrhea in Children Under 2 Years of Age

Amna Ihsan, Saima Naureen, Rizwan Waseem, Tayyaba Noor,, Javeria Fatima

doi:10.53350/pjmhs202317183

Contribution of Malnutrition and Lack of Breast Feeding in Persistent Diarrhea in Children Under 2 Years of Age

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Amna Ihsan, Saima Naureen, Rizwan Waseem, Tayyaba Noor,, Javeria Fatima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs202317183

Abstract

Background: Diarrhea episode lasting for greater than 14 days is known as persistent diarrhea.

Aim: To find the current extent of factors leading to persistent diarrhea.

Methods: It was a cross sectional study. 100 children with persistent diarrhea were included. Then parents were asked for contributing factors which were malnutrition and lack of exclusive breast-feeding up to the first four months of life. Data was analyzed on SPSS 22.

Results: The mean weight of infants was 10.01±2.41kg. The mean duration of diarrhea was 15.51±1.31days. Malnutrition was found in 79(79%) infants. Lack of exclusive breast-feeding up to 4months of life was observed in 63(63%) cases.

Conclusion: The most common contributing factor of chronic diarrhea in infants is malnutrition and secondly lack of breast feeding.

Keywords: Chronic diarrhea, infants, malnutrition, exclusive breast feeding.

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Amna Ihsan, Saima Naureen, Rizwan Waseem, Tayyaba Noor, Javeria Fatima. (2023). Contribution of Malnutrition and Lack of Breast Feeding in Persistent Diarrhea in Children Under 2 Years of Age. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 17(01), 83. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs202317183