Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of infant feeding in the context of HIV: A case study from western Kenya

Sahara J

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 120-133

  Wachira, Juddy ^a   Otieno Nyunya, Boaz ^b   Ballidawa, Joyce Beatrice ^a   Braitstein, Paula ^c  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b GAP CDC   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; Infant feeding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK;

EID: 77649148260     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2009.9724940     Document Type: Article

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