| dc.contributor |
Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town. |
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| dc.creator |
Hilderbrand, K |
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| dc.creator |
Goemaere, E |
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| dc.creator |
Coetzee, D |
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| dc.date |
2003-10 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2017-01-31T07:12:36Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2017-01-31T07:12:36Z |
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| dc.identifier |
The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and infant feeding practices. 2003, 93 (10):779-81 S. Afr. Med. J. |
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| dc.identifier |
0256-9574 |
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| dc.identifier |
14652971 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/39573 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://fieldresearch.msf.org/msf/handle/10144/39573 |
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| dc.identifier |
South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10144/39573 |
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| dc.description |
Since the first cases of HIV transmission through breast-feeding were documented, a fierce debate has raged on appropriate guidelines for infant feeding in resource-poor settings. A major problem is determining when it is safe and feasible to formula-feed, as breast-milk protects against other diseases. A cross-sectional survey of 113 women attending the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, was conducted. Over 95% of women on the programme formula-fed their infants and did not breast-feed at all. Seventy per cent of women said that their infant had never had diarrhoea, and only 3% of children had had two episodes of diarrhoea. Focus groups identified the main reasons for not breast-feeding given by women to their families and those around them. Formula feeding is safe and feasible in an urban environment where sufficient potable water is available. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.rights |
Archived with thanks to South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde |
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| dc.title |
The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and infant feeding practices. |
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