Open AccessReduced Mortality Associated With Breast-Feeding-Acquired HIV Infection and Breast-Feeding Among HIV-Infected Children in Zambia
Author(s) -
Matthew P. Fox,
Daniel R. Brooks,
Louise Kuhn,
Grace M. Aldrovandi,
Moses Sinkala,
Chipepo Kankasa,
Mwiya Mwiya,
R Horsburgh,
Donald M. Thea
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31816e39a3
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , breast feeding , obstetrics , cohort study , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , in utero , confidence interval , pediatrics , gynecology , fetus , biology , genetics
In developing countries, where mother-to-child transmission of HIV through breast-feeding is common, little is known about the impact of postpartum transmission on child survival. This study assessed whether children infected postpartum have longer survival from time of infection versus those infected during gestation or delivery.