Open AccessBreastfeeding mitigates the effects of maternal HIV on infant infectious morbidity in the Option B+ era
Author(s) -
Christophe Toukam Tchakoute,
Kristin Sainani,
Sophia Osawe,
Pam Datong,
Agano Kiravu,
Kenneth L. Rosenthal,
Clive M. Gray,
D W Cameron,
Alash’le Abimiku,
Heather B. Jaspan,
Infant study team
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000001974
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , hazard ratio , confounding , proportional hazards model , cohort study , cohort , pediatrics , in utero , incidence (geometry) , infant mortality , breast feeding , obstetrics , pregnancy , population , environmental health , confidence interval , fetus , physics , biology , optics , genetics
The effects of in-utero HIV-exposure on infectious morbidity and mortality in settings with universal maternal treatment and high breastfeeding rates are unclear. Further, the benefits of exclusive feeding options have not been assessed in the Option B+ era. We investigated these in two African settings with high breastfeeding uptake and good HIV treatment infrastructure during the first year of life.