Preventing mother-to-child transmission: Factors affecting mothers' choice of feeding — a case study from Cameroon

Sahara J

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 132-138

  Muko, Kenneth Ngwambokong ^a   Tchangwe, Koubitim Ginnette ^b   Ngwa, Valentine Che ^c   Njoya, Laah ^d  

^a Catholic Health Service   (Cameroon)

^b St Martin de Porres Hospital   (Cameroon)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Fundong District Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Feeding; HIV AIDS; Mother to child transmission prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CAMEROON; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CAMEROON; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARITAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34247658659     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2004.9724836     Document Type: Article

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