Infant feeding practices among HIV-positive mothers at Tembisa hospital, South Africa
Background: Despite the nutritional, physiological and emotional benefits of breastfeeding, HIV-positive mothers cannot practise exclusive breastfeeding for six months because of a range of influences on their feeding choice – thereby creating a caveat for morbidity in infants. Aim: This study explo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-07-01
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Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1278 |