Preserving breastfeeding practice through the HIV pandemic

HM Coovadia, RM Bland - Tropical Medicine & International …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Breastfeeding, particularly for the first 6 months of life, is unquestionably the ideal way to
feed most infants. However, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic has caused …

Preventing HIV transmission to children: quality of counselling of mothers in South Africa

M Chopra, T Doherty, D Jackson, A Ashworth - Acta pædiatrica, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To assess the quality of counselling provided to mothers through the programme to
prevent mother‐to‐child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in South Africa. Methods: Structured …

Difficult choices: infant feeding experiences of HIV-positive mothers in northern Tanzania

SC Leshabari, A Blystad, KM Moland - … of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS …, 2007 - journals.co.za
Infant feeding represents a great challenge in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission
of HIV (pMTCT). The international guidelines informing infant feeding counselling suggest …

Mothers, midwives, and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

J Raisler, J Cohn - Journal of midwifery & women's health, 2005 - Elsevier
This article reviews clinical and program issues in the prevention of mother to child
transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Topics include prevention of infection …

Intervention to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life in a high HIV prevalence area

RM Bland, KE Little, HM Coovadia, A Coutsoudis… - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: We report on a nonrandomized intervention cohort study to increase exclusive
breast-feeding rates for 6 months after delivery in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to access prevention of mother-to-child transmission for HIV positive women in a well-resourced setting in Vietnam

TA Nguyen, P Oosterhoff, YP Ngoc, P Wright… - AIDS research and …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background According to Vietnamese policy, HIV-infected women should have
access at least to HIV testing and Nevirapine prophylaxis, or where available, to adequate …

Infant feeding in the time of HIV: rapid assessment of infant feeding policy and programmes in four African countries scaling up prevention of mother to child …

M Chopra, N Rollins - Archives of disease in childhood, 2008 - adc.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the infant feeding components of prevention of mother to child HIV
transmission (PMTCT) programmes. Methods: Assessments were performed across …

Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes

NC Rollins, R Becquet, RM Bland, A Coutsoudis… - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine the late HIV transmission and survival risks associated with early
infant feeding practices. Design: A nonrandomized intervention cohort. Methods: HIV …

[PDF][PDF] Infant feeding counselling for HIV-infected and uninfected women: appropriateness of choice and practice

RM Bland, NC Rollins, HM Coovadia… - Bulletin of the World …, 2007 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To examine infant feeding intentions of HIV-infected and uninfected women
and the appropriateness of their choices according to their home resources; and to …

[HTML][HTML] Translating global recommendations on HIV and infant feeding to the local context: the development of culturally sensitive counselling tools in the Kilimanjaro …

SC Leshabari, P Koniz-Booher, AN Åstrøm… - Implementation …, 2006 - Springer
Background This paper describes the process used to develop an integrated set of culturally
sensitive, evidence-based counselling tools (job aids) by using qualitative participatory …