Effect of the HIV epidemic on infant feeding in South Africa: "When they see me coming with the tins they laugh at me"

Effect of the HIV epidemic on infant feeding in South Africa: "When they see me coming with the tins they laugh at me"

OBJECTIVE: To explore how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has affected the infant-feeding experiences of HIV-positive mothers in South Africa. METHODS: This was a qualitative interview study within a prospective cohort study. We purposively selected a subsample of 40 women from a lar...

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Main Authors: Doherty Tanya, Chopra Mickey, Nkonki Lungiswa, Jackson Debra, Greiner Ted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Infant food
Breast feeding
HIV infections/transmission
HIV infections/prevention and control
Disease transmission, Vertical/prevention and control
Cohort studies
Africa South of the Sahara
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