The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Hospital Stay and Morbidity due to Various Diseases in Infants under 6 Months of Age: A Prospective Observational Study

Table 2

Showing number of breastfed and top fed infants in terms of hospital stay (<7 days and >7 days) due to various diseases.

Morbidity	Breastfed		Top fed
	<wk	>wk	<wk	>wk
Gastroenteritis	32	2	8	38
Bronchopneumonia	15	2	11	17
Bronchiolitis	8	—	7	10
Meningitis/encephalitis	—	1	—	6
Septicemia	—	2	—	8
Fever	6	1	1	0
Otitis media	8	0	0	1
Urinary tract infection	3	0	0	1
Injuries/household accidents	8	0	0	0
Skin disease	7	0	1	1
Birth defects	4	1	1	0
IEM	2	2	0	0
Surgical/orthopedics	2	4	0	0
Eye diseases	8	2	0	1
Total	103	17	29	83