Relationship betweenBreast Feeding andAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Leukemia is the most common cancer in children, representing approximately one- third of pediatric cancers.Breastfeeding is common but not universal in very early infancy in Egypt.Among infants under two months of age, 71 percent are receiving only breast milk. However, the proportion exclusively breastfed drops off rapidly among older infants. By age 4-5 months, only around 1 in 8 children were being exclusively breastfed. This study aimed to explore the relation between breast feeding and acute lymphoblastic leukemia .A descriptive correlational design was utilized ona Purposive sample with a total of 200 mothers with previous breast feedingand their children were younger than 18 years. This study was conducted at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo, Egypt. A structured interview questionnaire sheet was constructed by the researchers. Results revealed that no statistically significant correlation between breast feeding duration and onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It was concluded that breast feeding was not associated with riskof childhood leukemia. Other risk factors related to mother such as; mother's age, exposure to smoking and drugs used during pregnancy, mothers' knowledge about concept of complementary feeding were detected.Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months for its health benefits for children and mothers was recommended.
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Asmaa Mahfouz Hassan, Eman Abdel Fattah Hassan
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