Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV positive women in South Africa
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Date
2023
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
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
Citation
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