Barriers to implementing WHO's exclusive breastfeeding policy for women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: An exploration of ideas, interests and institutions

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-268

  Eamer, Gwendolen G ^a   Randall, Glen E ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Health policy; Sub Saharan Africa; Vertical HIV transmission

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GUIDELINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT FEEDING; PREGNANCY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREASTFEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VERTICAL HIV TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH POLICY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VERTICAL HIV TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84881310050     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2139     Document Type: Article

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