Open AccessThe Impact of Safer Breastfeeding Practices on Postnatal HIV-1 Transmission in Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Ellen Piwoz,
Jean H. Humphrey,
Naume V. Tavengwa,
Peter Iliff,
Edmore Marinda,
Clare Zunguza,
Kusum Nathoo,
Kuda Mutasa,
Lawrence H. Moulton,
Brian J. Ward
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.085704
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , intervention (counseling) , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , multivariate analysis , breastfeeding promotion , breast feeding , demography , pediatrics , immunology , nursing , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering
We assessed the association between exposure to an educational intervention that emphasized safer breastfeeding practices and postnatal HIV transmission among 437 HIV-positive mothers in Zimbabwe, 365 of whom did not know their infection status.