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An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-81).
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9387 An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study Mackowski, Amy M Orner, Phyllis Hoffman, Margaret Public Health Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-81). Many researchers consider breastfeeding as the best way to feed an infant, as it provides numerous benefits both physical and psychological for mother and child (Baumslag & Michels, 1995; Preble & Piwoz, 1998; Smith & Kuhn, 2000; World Health Organization (WHO), 2000; WHO, 2003). However, breast milk is a body fluid, like blood or semen, which can transmit the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from mother to baby (White, 1999). A woman infected with HIV may pass the virus on to her child via pregnancy, labour or delivery or through breastfeeding (WHO, 2003). In developing countries where the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is high, particularly among women of reproductive age, protecting children from HIV infection is a critical public health concern. 2014-11-08T08:06:54Z 2014-11-08T08:06:54Z 2005 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9387 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Public Health Mackowski, Amy M An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study |
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| title | An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study |
| title_full | An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study |
| title_short | An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study |
| title_sort | assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of hiv positive mothers in the mothers programmes a qualitative study |
| topic | Public Health |
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