Premasticating food for weaning african infants: A possible vehicle for transmission of HIV

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Maritz, Elke R ^a   Kidd, Martin ^b   Cotton, Mark F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child; Feeding; HIV; Prechewed; Premastication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTIVATION; MOUTH LESION; MOUTH PAIN; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PREMASTICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; THRUSH; TOOTH ERUPTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEANING;

CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MASTICATION; ORAL HEALTH; WEANING;

EID: 80052361804     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3109     Document Type: Article

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