The Relationship between Exclusive Breastfeeding and Diarrhea in Infant 6-12 Months

Background: Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children under five world. It a major child morbidity and mortality low- middle-income countries. There are many risk protective factors. One factors for diarrhea exclusive breastfeeding. Breast milk contains antibodies that can protect babies from infectious diseases. This study aims to determine relationship between breastfeeding infants aged 6-12 months.Objective: used crosssectional design. involved total 171 selected using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected questionnaires related diarrhea. analyzed Gamma correlation test with help IBM SPSS 24 software.Result: showed (p= 0.000).Conclusion: significant The better practice breastfeeding, immune system infant resulting decreased risks.International Journal Human Health Sciences Vol. 06 No. 04 Oct’22 Page: 377-382