Infant feeding counselling of HIV-infected women in two areas in Kenya in 2008

K Israel-Ballard, M Waithaka… - International journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
While WHO no longer recommends individual infant feeding counselling to HIV-positive
women, it may still be practised in some settings and for specific cases. In any case, lessons …

Ensemble forecast and parameter inference of childhood diarrhea in Chobe District, Botswana

AK Heaney, KA Alexander, J Shaman - Epidemics, 2020 - Elsevier
Diarrheal disease is the second largest cause of mortality in children younger than 5, yet our
ability to anticipate and prepare for outbreaks remains limited. Here, we develop and test an …

Pendulum swings in HIV-1 and infant feeding policies: now halfway back

L Kuhn, G Aldrovandi - Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) and …, 2012 - Springer
As one of the defining characteristics of mammalian reproduction, it should come as no
surprise that breastfeeding is the norm, the healthiest practice for both mothers and infants …

Application of PRECEDE‐PROCEED model to tackle problems identified with diarrhoea burden among under‐5s in B otswana

T Popoola, G Mchunu - International journal of nursing practice, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Diarrhoea has been identified as the second leading cause of mortality among under‐5s
and also claims more life than HIV, measles and malaria combined together in the same …

Breastfeeding and the risk of malaria in children born to HIV-infected and uninfected mothers in rural Uganda

N Vora, J Homsy, A Kakuru, E Arinaitwe… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Early cessation of breastfeeding increases morbidity and mortality of children
born to HIV-infected mothers in resource-limited settings. However, data on whether …

Temporal decline in diarrhea episodes and mortality in Kiribati children two years following rotavirus vaccine introduction, despite high malnutrition rates: a …

J Lai, C Nguyen, B Tabwaia, A Nikuata, N Baueri… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Kiribati introduced rotavirus vaccine in 2015. To estimate the impact of rotavirus
vaccine on acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children …

[PDF][PDF] Cryptosporidiosis in Southern Africa: review of prevalence and molecular epidemiology of a neglected disease

OT Ojuromi, AOT Ashafa - Ann Trop Med Public Health, 2018 - researchgate.net
Cryptosporidium spp. are associated with diarrheal disease which leads to nutritional
deficiencies and significant morbidity and mortality in children and patients with immune …

Factors associated with infant feeding choices among women with HIV in Botswana

A Mussa, HB Taddese, E Maslova, G Ajibola… - Maternal and child …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction In resource-constrained settings, infant feeding decisions among women with
HIV (WHIV) must balance the risk of infant HIV acquisition from breastfeeding with increased …

Maternal humoral immune responses do not predict postnatal HIV-1 transmission risk in antiretroviral-treated mothers from the IMPAACT PROMISE study

ED Hompe, DL Jacobson, JA Eudailey, K Butler… - MSphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
To design immune interventions that can synergize with antiretroviral therapy (ART) to
reduce the rate of HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), it is essential to characterize …

Cryptosporidiosis is predominantly an urban, anthroponotic infectious disease among Zambian children

B Banda, J Siwila, AN Mukubesa… - Transactions of The …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Cryptosporidium species are leading causes of diarrhoea in children and
immunocompromised individuals. This study aimed to characterise Cryptosporidium species …