Clean Water Helps but Is Not Enough: Challenges for Safe Replacement Feeding of Infants Exposed to HIV | Zendy

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Clean Water Helps but Is Not Enough: Challenges for Safe Replacement Feeding of Infants Exposed to HIV

Author(s) -

Louise Kuhn,

Grace M. Aldrovandi

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/605842

Subject(s) - clean water , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , breast feeding , psychological intervention , medicine , environmental health , intensive care medicine , antiretroviral therapy , pediatrics , viral load , immunology , nursing , waste management , engineering

This editorial discusses a study on the issue of clean water access and the effect on infants exposed to HIV particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. It concludes that further investigation of extended maternal antiretroviral therapy is needed to address the longer duration of breast-feeding required in pathogen-rich environments and that although safe water interventions are likely to be helpful they are not a replacement for breast-feeding.

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