Author:

• CRISTIANO SIQUEIRA BOCCOLINI - Boccolini, C.S. - Niterói, RJ - Programa de Pós-Graduação da ENSP/FIOCRUZ e HM Herculano Pinheiro da SMSDC/Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro - <cristianoboccolini@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Márcia Lazaro de Carvalho - Carvalho, M.L. - Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde da Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca – Fiocruz - <marcialc@ensp.fiocruz.br>
• Maria Inês Couto de Oliveira - Maria Inês Couto de Oliveira - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Departamento de Epidemiologia e Bioestatística – Instituto de Saúde da Comunidade – Universidade Federal Fluminense - <marinesco@superig.com.br> +
• Patricia de Moraes Mello Boccolini - Boccolini PMM - Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva do Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva - UFRJ - <patriciaboccolini@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Introduction: Breastfeeding prevalence has increasing in the last two decades in Brazil, as result of breastfeeding policies.
Objective: To analyze the correlation between the increase in the prevalence of breastfeeding and the hospitalization taxes due to diarrhea.
Metodology: It is an epidemiological ecological study, with secondary database from the Brazilian Capital Cities and Federal District. The breastfeeding prevalence, children population, and the hospitalization cases due to diarrhea were obtained for years 1999 and 2008. The Spearman non parametric test was employed to correlate the variables.
Results: 1.329.618 children under one year of life were studied in 1999 and 2008. The increase of exclusive breastfeeding prevalence among children under 4 months was correlated with a decrease of hospitalization due to diarrhea (Rho=-0,483, p=0,014). This correlation was stronger for girls (Rho=-0,521, p=0,008) than for boys (Rho=-0,476, p=0,016).
Discussion: The increase of breastfeeding prevalence between 1999 and 2008 seemed to reduce hospitalization due to diarrhea at the same period, corroborating the importance of public policies to protect, support and promote breastfeeding.

Keywords:

maternal and child health breastfeeding infant hospitalization infantile diarrhea live birth

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