Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children in Taiz, Yemen: Prevalence—Risk Factors and Detection of Genotypes

Table 6

Effect of feeding on outcome of Rotavirus diarrhea among children in Taiz, Yemen .

Feeding if <2 years	Rotavirus		Odd ratio	value	95% confidence interval
	Number	%
Exclusively breast fed	34	17.8	0.57	0.026*	0.35–0.94
Mixed with artificial formulas	35	18.3	0.78	0.38	0.46–1.34
Mixed with cow/goat milk	20	10.5	0.81	0.56	0.41–1.62
Mixed with weaning food	40	20.9	0.83	0.47	0.50–1.38
Mixed with artificial formulas/weaning food	15	7.9	1.05	0.89	0.51–2.19
Exclusively artificial formulas	15	7.9	0.77	0.52	0.35–1.69
Artificial formulas/weaning food	25	13.1	0.75	0.38	0.39–1.43
Mixed with cow/goat milk	7	3.7	1.28	0.63	0.46–3.50
Total	191	100.0

*Significant.