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Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Rotavirus Infection among Children

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Abstract

Objectives

To assess, whether exclusive breastfeeding plays a protective role in Rotavirus infection among children under age of five and to estimate whether breastfeeding has an impact on reducing the severity and symptoms among children infected with Rotavirus.

Methods

A systematic search was performed in Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE/PubMEd (from 1980 to present), ScienceDirect (from 1980 to present), OVID (from 1980 to present) and regional database IndMED. All the studies along with the research publications with descriptive, case series, cross sectional, case control and cohort studies (prospective and retrospective) that provided effectiveness of exclusive breastfeeding were considered for this review. Two review authors independently scrutinized the studies and extracted the data. In case of disagreement, the senior reviewer was consulted.

Results

Total seven studies qualified for the systematic review in which 6 studies qualified for meta-analysis. Exclusive breastfeeding was found to be effective in prevention of Rotavirus infection and in reducing the risk of Rotavirus infection among children (OR = 0.62, 95 % CI = 0.48–0.81).

Conclusions

This systematic review suggests that there is significant benefit in prevention of Rotavirus diarrhea among children by practicing exclusive breastfeeding throughout first 6 mo of life. Thereby, this study provides next reason to promote exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge Public Health Evidence South Asia (PHESA) and Dr. TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Systematic Reviews and Evidence Based Public Health at Manipal University for supporting this work.

Contributions

AK: Concept, search, data extraction, data analysis, manuscript preparation; MGL: Concept, data analysis, manuscript preparation; BTV: Concept, search, data extraction, manuscript preparation; SNN: Concept, search, data extraction, data analysis, manuscript preparation. SNN will act as guarantor for this paper.

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Dr. TMA Pai, Endowment Chair in Systematic Reviews and Evidence Based Public Health at Manipal University.

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  1. Department of Health Science, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

    Aleksandra Krawczyk

  2. Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

    Melissa Glenda Lewis

  3. Public Health Evidence South Asia, Library Building, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India

    Bhumika T. Venkatesh & Sreekumaran N. Nair

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Krawczyk, A., Lewis, M.G., Venkatesh, B.T. et al. Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Rotavirus Infection among Children. Indian J Pediatr 83, 220–225 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-1854-8

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