Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV positive women in South Africa

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2023

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University of the Western Cape

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Background: In 2006, 29. of women aged 25-34 years who attended public antenatal clinics, tested HIV-positive. Thus, 300,000 infants in SA are exposed to HIV annually. SA has greatest burden of HIV, with an estimated 5.5 million people (18.8% of population aged 15-49 years) living with HIV. HIV transmission from mother to child (MTCT) is 5-20% greater in breastfeeding populations

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Breastfeeding cessation, HIV, MTCT, South Africa, Women

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Van Wyk. B. and Goga. A. n.d. Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV positive women in South Africa. University of the Western Cape School of Public Health