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Patterns and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding duration among women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the international gold standard for infant feeding in the first 4-6 months of life. In sub-Saharan Africa, breastfeeding has been adversely affected by the HIV epidemic, due to breastmilk-associated mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) risk in the absence...
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Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
2017
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