en قلب Heart پژوهشي Research <p>Background<br> In the early months of life, Breastfeeding<br> increases chance of survival, reduces<br> recovery time after disease and mortality<br> due to infections such as diarrhea and<br> acute respiratory infections. However,<br> infants who are exclusively breast-fed for<br> more than 6 months in developing<br> countries may be at increased risk of<br> anemia. Therefore, the aim of study was to<br> assess the relation between duration of<br> breastfeeding and anemia.<br> Materials and Methods<br> In this analytical cross-sectional study, 400<br> neonates registered in primary health care<br> system since birth time. Complete blood<br> count and serum ferritin were obtained.<br> Data were analyzed by chi- square test and<br> regression analysis. P-value less than 0.05<br> was considered significant and 95%<br> confidence interval was noted.<br> Results<br> Results of this study showed that 199<br> infants were anemic (Hemoglobin (Hb)<br> concentration <11 mg/dl). Ten percent of<br> anemic patients reported Ferritin< 12ng/dl<br> and %25 of anemic children had iron<br> deficiency anemia (IDA). In Binominal<br> logistic regression, merely kind of delivery<br> and duration of breastfeeding were<br> effective factors. Binominal logistic<br> regression also showed that natural vaginal<br> delivery and exclusive breastfeeding up to<br> 6 months had a significant influence on<br> anemia. Exclusive breast feeding for 6<br> months or more increased the likelihood of<br> anemia. In addition, 4 months exclusive<br> breastfeeding decreased 0.686 fold the<br> likelihood of anemia.<br> Conclusion<br> It seems that revision of health program<br> recommendations for iron supplementation<br> can be constructive. National planning to<br> promote the level of knowledge regarding<br> natural vaginal delivery and appropriate<br> period for clamping can be recommended.</p> Anemia, Breast Feeding, Ferritin , Iron-Deficiency 218 226 http://ijpho.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-70-63&slc_lang=en&sid=1 H Dalili No a Baghersalimi No s Dalili Yes F Pakdaman No A Hassanzadeh Rad No M Abbasi Kakroodi No SM Rezvany No Sh Koohmanaei No