Postnatal HIV vertical transmission and the impact of infant feeding choice in the ART era

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Victoria Ndarukwa · Western Cape Department of Health

Mark F. Cotton · Stellenbosch University

Moleen Zunza · Western Cape Department of Health

Lucy Mupfumi · Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership

Hans Justus Amukugo · University of Namibia

Abstract

Reduced risk of postnatal HIV transmission was revealed in mothers on ART, and EBF, supporting WHO recommendations, two studies showed the presence of MF increased the risk of postnatal transmission. There is limited information on the actual risk of postnatal transmission associated with MF in mothers adhering to ART with suppressed viral loads.

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Breastfeeding Practices and Influences HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Sex work and related issues

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Published in: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volume 26, Issue 1, pp. 1738-1738

DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v26i1.1738

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Postnatal HIV vertical transmission and the impact of infant feeding choice in the ART era

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