Indirect effects of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic on the prevalence of breastfeeding: Modeling its impact
Introduction: Breastfeeding has a protective effect against acute respiratory and diarrheal infections. There are psychological and social effects due to physical isolation in the population in the mother-child group. Objective: To assess the impact on infant mortality due to a decrease in the preva...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e2510e59bce74876bebc966d3eb5832f 2023-05-15T15:11:11+02:00 Indirect effects of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic on the prevalence of breastfeeding: Modeling its impact Álvaro Jácome Carlos Castañeda-Orjuela Nayide Barahona 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5917 https://doaj.org/article/e2510e59bce74876bebc966d3eb5832f EN ES eng spa Instituto Nacional de Salud https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/5917 https://doaj.org/toc/0120-4157 0120-4157 doi:10.7705/biomedica.5917 https://doaj.org/article/e2510e59bce74876bebc966d3eb5832f Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol 41, Iss Sp. 2, Pp 118-129 (2021) breastfeeding coronavirus infections health impact assessment prevalence pandemics Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5917 2022-12-31T02:11:25Z Introduction: Breastfeeding has a protective effect against acute respiratory and diarrheal infections. There are psychological and social effects due to physical isolation in the population in the mother-child group. Objective: To assess the impact on infant mortality due to a decrease in the prevalence of breastfeeding during 2020 due to the physical isolation against the SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in Colombia. Materials and methods: We used the population attributable risk approach taking into account the prevalence of breastfeeding and its potential decrease associated with the measures of physical isolation and the relative risk (RR) of the association between exclusive breastfeeding and the occurrence of acute infection consequences in the growth (weight for height) of children under the age of five through a mathematical modeling program. Results: We found an increase of 11.39% in the number of cases of growth arrest in the age group of 6 to 11 months with a 50% decrease in breastfeeding prevalence, as well as an increase in the number of diarrhea cases in children between 1 and 5 months of age from 5% (5.67%) on, and an increased number of deaths in children under 5 years (9.04%) with a 50% decrease in the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusions: A lower prevalence of breastfeeding has an impact on infant morbidity and mortality in the short and medium-term. As a public health policy, current maternal and childcare strategies must be kept in order to reduce risks in the pediatric population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Biomédica 41 Sp. 2 118 129 |
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Introduction: Breastfeeding has a protective effect against acute respiratory and diarrheal infections. There are psychological and social effects due to physical isolation in the population in the mother-child group. Objective: To assess the impact on infant mortality due to a decrease in the prevalence of breastfeeding during 2020 due to the physical isolation against the SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in Colombia. Materials and methods: We used the population attributable risk approach taking into account the prevalence of breastfeeding and its potential decrease associated with the measures of physical isolation and the relative risk (RR) of the association between exclusive breastfeeding and the occurrence of acute infection consequences in the growth (weight for height) of children under the age of five through a mathematical modeling program. Results: We found an increase of 11.39% in the number of cases of growth arrest in the age group of 6 to 11 months with a 50% decrease in breastfeeding prevalence, as well as an increase in the number of diarrhea cases in children between 1 and 5 months of age from 5% (5.67%) on, and an increased number of deaths in children under 5 years (9.04%) with a 50% decrease in the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusions: A lower prevalence of breastfeeding has an impact on infant morbidity and mortality in the short and medium-term. As a public health policy, current maternal and childcare strategies must be kept in order to reduce risks in the pediatric population. |
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Indirect effects of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic on the prevalence of breastfeeding: Modeling its impact |
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