Mode of infant feeding and HIV infection in children in a program for prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Uganda

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Authors

Michele Magoni · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Luciana Bassani · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Pius Okong · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Praxedes Kituuka · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Elena Germinario · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Marina Giuliano · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Stefano Vella

Abstract

HIV transmission rates were significantly lower in formula-fed infants in comparison with both exclusively breastfed and mixed-fed infants. Transmission through breastfeeding seems to occur mainly in the first weeks after delivery.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS

Volume 19, Issue 4, pp. 433-437

DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000161773.29029.c0

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