Diversity of influences on infant feeding strategies in women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed methods study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1547-1554

  Zulliger, Rose ^a   Abrams, Elaine J ^b   Myer, Landon ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Breastfeeding; Formula feeding; Human immunodeficiency virus; Pregnancy; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; HOUSING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT FEEDING; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERIUM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; BREASTFEEDING; FORMULA FEEDING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER SUPPLY;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84887999561     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12212     Document Type: Article

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