Incidence of Measles in Breastfed Infants versus Non-Breastfed Infants

Abstract

Breast-feeding protects newborn infants against numerous infectious conditions and sicknesses, and can also affect the results of vaccination. The main purpose of this research is to assess breastfeeding defends against CM and find the changed effects of vaccination. This research is designed as a cross-sectional study. It is worth mentioning that the study took almost one year to be completed, and the survey was conducted from May 1, 2020, to May 1, 2021. It is notable that the study was carried out base on librarian and field research methodology, and the information was collected from the newly born infants until five years’ children, and then it was analyzed. The data upon infections of indicative measles and socioeconomic indicators were obtained at ten months period. Breast-feeding has been classified as < 30 days breastfed, 1-3-month breast-food, breast-feeding for over three months, unsure breastfeeding, and no breastfeeding. Regarding the results, it could be said that anti-measles Ig though with a mean value of 5.37 AFU, all 55 colostrum samples were positive. Furthermore, the timing of extraction for breast milk AFU is different, the average AFU value fell to 2.11 among days 6-15 (n=15), but the value fell below the cut-out mark of 1.8–1.48 amongst days fifteen to thirty (n=10). It is being concluded that immunization of measles gives excellent disease resistance. In addition to this, breastfeeding is related to a relatively moderate decrease in the chance of measles diagnosis. Relationships with such a diagnosis of measles were independent of breastfeeding & measles vaccination.