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Subclinical Mastitis Is Common Among Ghanaian Women Lactating 3 to 4 Months Postpartum

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Grace S. Marquis, PhD

School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition and the Center for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment at McGill University, Quebec, Canada, grace.marquis{at}mcgill.ca

Leo Timms, PhD

Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Anna Lartey, PhD

Nutrition and Food Science Department, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Lucy Brakohiapa, PhD

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Ghana

La mastitis subclínica (MSC) es una inflamación sintomática del tejido mamario y se ha asociado con el fracaso de la lactancia materna, crecimiento subóptimo en la primera infancia, y aumento del riesgo de la transmisión madre-hijo del VIH a través de la leche materna. Hicimos una encuesta rápida para determinar la prevalencia de la MSC entre mujeres lactando en Ghana entre los 3 y 4 meses postparto. Se obtuvieron muestras bilaterales de leche de 117 mujeres lactando en Manya Krobo, Ghana y se analizó el sodio (Na) y el potasio (K). Niveles elevados del rango sodio-potasio (Na/K) sobre 1.0 se consideraron indicativos de MSC. En general, la prevalencia de SCM fue de 45.3% de las cuales 29.9% fueron unilateral. El Na/K se asoció con la edad materna. Alta prevalencia de MSC en Manya Krobo sugiere la necesidad de apoyo a la lactancia para reducir la MSC y el riesgo de impacto en la salud del bebe.

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 24, No. 3, 263-267 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408316077


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