ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2005
Sociocultural influences on infant feeding decisions among HIV-infected women in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
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A Cohort Study To Assess The Impact Of A Breastfeeding Counselling And Support Strategy To Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding On Post-Natal Transmission Of HIV In African Women
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Exclusive breastfeeding policy, practice and influences in South Africa, 1980 to 2018: A mixed-methods systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Exclusive breastfeeding among women taking HAART for PMTCT of HIV-1 in the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study.BMC pediatrics · 2014Trial
- Mother's perceptions and experiences of infant feeding within a community-based peer counselling intervention in South Africa.Maternal & child nutrition · 2012Trial
- Perspective: Infant Feeding Policies among Women Living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: Should They Be Updated?Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Article
- Understanding decision-making around human and livestock health in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review.Dialogues in health · 2025Review
- Barriers to exclusive breastfeeding practice among HIV-positive mothers in Tanzania. An exploratory qualitative study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of HIV:medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Child feeding in rural northern Ghana: Carer's perceptions of food and their children's diets.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Stakeholder Attitudes towards Donating and Utilizing Donated Human Breastmilk.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Mother's Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) knowledge improved timely initiation of complementary feeding of children aged 6-24 months in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- The role of community volunteers in PMTCT programme: Lessons from selected sites in Zambia to strengthen health education on infant feeding and follow-up of HIV-positive mother-infant pair.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2018Article
- Male partner involvement on initiation and sustainment of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-infected post-partum women: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Article
- What influences feeding decisions for HIV-exposed infants in rural Kenya?International breastfeeding journal · 2017Article
- Magnitude and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding among mothers who deliver in Mulago hospital, Uganda.African health sciences · 2015Article
- Acceptability of neonatal circumcision by pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Curationis · 2015Article
- Experiences of stigma among women living with HIV attending sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2014Article
- Maternal and health care workers' perceptions of the effects of exclusive breastfeeding by HIV positive mothers on maternal and infant health in Blantyre, Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Article
- Commonalities and differences in infant feeding attitudes and practices in the context of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a metasynthesis.AIDS care · 2014Article
- Complementary feeding practice of mothers and associated factors in Hiwot Fana Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia.The Pan African medical journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
The promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, followed by rapid transition to alternative food sources may be an important public health approach to the reduction of mother-to-child transmission of HIV through breastmilk. The basic ethical principle of 'informed choice' requires that HIV positive women are provided with adequate information about their options. However, information is only one factor that affects their decisions. The objective of this ethnographic study was to identify sociocultural influences on infant feeding decisions in the context of a large cohort study designed to assess the impact of a breastfeeding counselling and support strategy to promote exclusive breastfeeding on postnatal transmission of HIV in African women. Following an initial period of exploratory interviewing, ethnographic techniques were used to interview 22 HIV positive women about their views on infant feeding and health. Interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed and analysed with a text analysis program. Five themes of influences on feeding decisions emerged: (1) social stigma of HIV infection; (2) maternal age and family influences on feeding practices; (3) economic circumstances; (4) beliefs about HIV transmission through breastmilk; and (5) beliefs about the quality of breastmilk compared to formula. The study highlights the role of cultural, social, economic and psychological factors that affect HIV positive women's infant feeding decisions and behaviour.
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