Infant-feeding practices and associated factors of HIV-positive mothers at Gert Sibande, South Africa

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 538-542

  Ladzani, Rendani ^a   Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Mlambo, Motlatso G ^a   Phaweni, Khanyisa ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Free State University   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV infected; Infant feeding; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PARENT COUNSELING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952740670     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02080.x     Document Type: Article

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