Douaa Elsaied Elsherbiny <br/><br/>
Impact of breastfeeding on the incidence of pneumonia /  
 تأثير الرضاعة الطبيعية على حدوث التهاب رئوى لدى الأطفال 
Douaa Elsaied Elsherbiny ; Supervised Ragaa Maher Ahmad Maher , Mervat Elsayed Haroon , Eman Fawzy Halawa 
 - Cairo :   Douaa Elsaied Elsherbiny ,   2012 
 - 116 P. :   charts ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Breastfeeding has been shown to reduce infections in children. Our aim is to assess if exclusive breast feeding protects against pneumonia. Candidates were in 2 groups: 100 children who had severe pneumonia and 100 children who did not develop pneumonia in the first 2 years. 12% were exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months in "pneumonia group" compared to 32% in the :control group". (OR: 3.5). Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months protects against severe pneumonia 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Childhood pneumonia Exclusive breastfeeding Pediatrics