Einterz E M, Bates M E
Hôpital d'Arrondissement de Kolofata, Mora, Extrême-Nord, Cameroon.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Sep-Oct;88(5):575-6. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(94)90169-4.
Following the identification of differences in disease patterns among infants from households of different social groups (Moslem and non-Moslem) in northern Cameroon, 534 mothers and their children 0-23 months old were studied to determine early childhood feeding practices in the 2 groups. Several significant differences were revealed. Compared with non-Moslem infants, Moslems were more likely to be given animal milk instead of breast milk before the age of 3 d. On average, millet pap was introduced to Moslem babies between their 1st and 2nd months and to non-Moslem babies between their 3rd and 4th months. Moslem mothers more commonly prepared pap with oil or cow butter as an ingredient. Moslem mothers also planned to wean their children at an earlier age than non-Moslems and were less likely to report boiling their children's drinking water. Moslem mothers of infants less than 5 months old were likely to believe their breast milk was insufficient. The implications of these findings on the higher incidence of infant diarrhoea, stunting and early childhood death among Moslems are discussed.
在确定喀麦隆北部不同社会群体（穆斯林和非穆斯林）家庭的婴儿疾病模式存在差异之后，对534名母亲及其0至23个月大的孩子进行了研究，以确定这两组人群的幼儿喂养方式。研究发现了一些显著差异。与非穆斯林婴儿相比，穆斯林婴儿在3日龄前更有可能被喂食动物奶而非母乳。平均而言，穆斯林婴儿在1至2个月大时开始食用小米糊，而非穆斯林婴儿则在3至4个月大时开始。穆斯林母亲更常将油或牛油作为原料来制作小米糊。穆斯林母亲也计划比非穆斯林母亲更早给孩子断奶，而且她们报告煮沸孩子饮用水的可能性较小。5个月以下婴儿的穆斯林母亲可能认为自己的母乳不足。本文讨论了这些发现对穆斯林婴儿腹泻、发育迟缓及幼儿死亡发生率较高的影响。
