Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town
| dc.contributor.author | Jeggels, June | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morgan, Jenna J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-31T07:16:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-07-31T07:16:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: Following the decision by the South African Department of Health in 2012 to withdraw the provision of free infant formula milk to HIV-exposed infants, policy makers have grappled with the need to develop guidelines to help HIV-positive mothers decide whether they should breastfeed their babies. The objectives of this study were to assess the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers and to determine factors influencing their behaviours prior to the process of withdrawing the provision of free infant formula milk. METHODS: A quantitative approach was employed in this study, including the use of a survey to collect descriptive data on a consecutive sample (n=100). Data analysis was carried out using the IBM SPSS Version 20. RESULTS: More than half (54%) of the participants indicated that their infants were exclusively breastfed, and 46% of the participants reported exclusively formula feeding. There was no statistical difference between both groups with regards to: race; employment status; obstetric history; HIV disclosure status; knowledge and awareness of infant feeding recommendations or policies regarding breastfeeding promotion. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study show that health-care workers are the main providers of counselling on infant feeding. Inconsistent messages from health professionals, health facility practices and government policies were also observed. | en_US |
| dc.description.accreditation | Web of Science | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Morgan J.J. & Jeggels J.D. (2015). Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town, African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 9/2:66-70 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1759-7374 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1552 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.privacy.showsubmitter | false | |
| dc.publisher | Mark Allen Healthcare | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright UWC. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License | |
| dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2015.9.2.66 | |
| dc.status.ispeerreviewed | true | |
| dc.subject | HIV | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Infant feeding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Breastfeeding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Formula | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |