OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of duration of exclusive breastfeeding with
infections in the upper respiratory (URTI), lower respiratory (LRTI), and gastrointestinal tracts …

Adequate nutrition is essential for children's health and development. Globally it is estimated
that undernutrition is responsible, directly or indirectly, for at least 35% of deaths in children …

HIV and infant feeding Page 1 HIV and infant feeding Guidelines on Principles and
recommendations for infant feeding in the context of HIV and a summary of evidence 2010 …

Nutritional deficiencies are widely prevalent globally, and contribute significantly to high
rates of morbidity and mortality among infants, children, and mothers in developing …

Artificial feeding has been recommended for HIV-infected women in the developed world
since 1985 after an occurrence of HIV transmission through breastfeeding was first …

Background In India, poor feeding practices in early childhood contribute to the burden of
malnutrition and infant and child mortality. Objective To estimate infant and young child …

The current study is designed to explore the practices, knowledge and attitude towards
breastfeeding among postnatal mothers and factors that determine them. This descriptive …

Abstract Background In Bangladesh, many programs and projects have been promoting
breastfeeding since the late 1980 s. Breastfeeding practices, however, have not improved …

Background. Early weaning has been recommended to reduce postnatal human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. We evaluated the safety of stopping breast …

This article focuses on clinical and diagnostic aspects relevant to severe acute infectious
gastroenteritis in children and will update treatment strategies focused on, although not …