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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Main Authors: Armelia Chaponda, Daniel T. Goon, Muhammad E. Hoque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-07-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1278