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
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000200008

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