Table 5.

Association between patterns of breastfeeding and diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection in the Chittagong cohort

Breastfeeding practice	Diarrhoea		Acute respiratory infections
	AOR* (95%CI)	p value	AOR* (95%CI)	p value
Exclusive (n = 167)	1.00		1.00
Predominant (n = 27)	0.48 (0.06, 3.95)	0.50	1.85 (0.76, 4.69)	0.17
Partial (n = 78)	3.43 (1.47, 8.03)	<0.01	2.49 (1.34, 4.63)	<0.01

* Adjusted Odds Ratio: adjusted for mother's education, asset score and husband living with family as a measure of socioeconomic status, type of latrine as a measure of sanitation, gender, other siblings.