Breastfeeding as a Means to Prevent Infant Morbidity and Mortality in Aboriginal Canadians: A Population Prevented Fraction Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn E. McIsaac
Rahim Moineddin
Flora I. Matheson
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 4, May/June 2015, pp. 217-222
Description
Study estimated the proportion of ear and gastrointestinal infections, lower respiratory tract infections requiring hospitalization, and sudden infant deaths which were preventable. Calculated for First Nations (both on- and off-reserve), Métis and Inuit as well as all Canadian infants for comparison.