Operational effectiveness of guidelines on complete breast-feeding cessation to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Results from a prospective observational cohort study at routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission sites, South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 521-528

  Goga, Ameena E ^a   Wyk, Brian Van ^b   Doherty, Tanya ^a,b   Colvin, Mark ^c   Jackson, Debra J ^b   Chopra, Mickey ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c Maromi Health Research   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breast feeding cessation; Exclusive breast feeding; Formula feeding; Predominant breast feeding; Prevention of mother to child Transmission; Stopping breast feeding early; Stopping breast feeding, vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING CESSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65449125443     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181990620     Document Type: Article

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