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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
DOES PROLONGED BREASTFEEDING ADVERSELY AFFECT A CHILD'S NUTRITIONAL STATUS?
The Lancet, Volume 332, No. 8608, Year 1988
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In 202 children who visited a children's hospital in the city of Accra, Ghana, breastfeeding beyond the age of 19 months was found to be associated with malnutrition. The effect of weaning on food intake was then studied in 15 breastfed malnourished children in a rural community. Before weaning (complete cessation of breast-feeding) protein and energy intakes of all the malnourished children were about half those of 5 normal children. 10 of the malnourished children were weaned, and their intakes rose to the levels of the normal children; the 5 who continued breastfeeding maintained their low intakes. These results indicate that prolonged breastfeeding can reduce total food intake and thus predispose to malnutrition. They also suggest that in Ghana and other developing countries the proper weaning age may be about 18 months. © 1988.
Authors & Co-Authors
Brakohiapa, Lucy Asabea
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Bille, A.
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Quansah, E.
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Kishi, K.
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Yartey, Juliana E.
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Harrison, E.
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Armar, M. A.
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Yamamoto, Shigeru
Japan, Tokushima
Tokushima University Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 91
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(88)90411-4
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Ghana