Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding in infants
visiting a tertiary care hospital, Peshawar.
Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted in pediatric outpatient department (OPD) of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar from July 2018
to December 2018. A total of 250 infants aged 0-6 months of either gender,
brought to OPD for various illnesses were enrolled. Demographic characteristics of all patients were recorded. History of breast feeding was obtained and
recorded in a pre designed proforma.
Results: Our study showed that among 250 infants, mean age was 4 ± 1.94
months. Sixty four percent babies were males and 35.6% babies were females.
The frequency of exclusive breast feeding was 61.2% in these infants.
Conclusion: Our study concluded that the frequency of exclusive breastfed
infants was 61.2 %.
Saba Idrees, Sana Idrees, Fazlina Shaid. (2020) FREQUENCY OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN INFANTS PRESENTING TO KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR, Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, Volume 4, Issue 2.
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