Effects of Early, Abrupt Weaning on HIV-free Survival of Children in Zambia | Zendy

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Effects of Early, Abrupt Weaning on HIV-free Survival of Children in Zambia

Author(s) -

Louise Kuhn,

Grace M. Aldrovandi,

Moses Sinkala,

Chipepo Kankasa,

Katherine Semrau,

Mwiya Mwiya,

Prisca Kasonde,

Nancy A. Scott,

Cheswa Vwalika,

Jan Walter,

Marc Bulterys,

WeiYann Tsai,

Donald M. Thea

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa073788

Subject(s) - medicine , weaning , breast feeding , randomized controlled trial , cohort , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , immunology

In low-resource settings, many programs recommend that women who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stop breast-feeding early. We conducted a randomized trial to evaluate whether abrupt weaning at 4 months as compared with the standard practice has a net benefit for HIV-free survival of children.

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