Can breastfeeding promote child health equity? A comprehensive analysis of breastfeeding patterns across the developing world and what we can learn from them

Table 2 Effect size estimates used in disease burden calculations

Exposure	Age affected	Effect sizes (95% confidence interval)
Exposure	Age affected	Diarrhea incidence	Diarrhea mortality	Pneumonia incidence	Pneumonia mortality
Predominant breastfeeding	0 to 5 months	1.26 (0.81 to 1.95)	2.28 (0.85 to 6.13)	1.79 (1.29 to 2.48)	1.75 (0.48 to 6.43)
Partial breastfeeding	0 to 5 months	1.68 (1.03 to 2.76)	4.62 (1.81 to 11.76)	2.48 (0.23 to 27.15)	2.49 (1.03 to 6.04)
No breastfeeding	0 to 5 months	2.65 (1.72 to 4.07)	10.52 (2.79 to 39.60)	2.07 (0.19 to 22.64)	15.13 (0.61 to 373.84)
Discontinued breastfeeding	6 to 23 months	2.18 (1.14 to 4.16)	2.18 (1.14 to 4.16)	-	-

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